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Rivers quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two soft engineering strategies are used to prevent river flooding?

a)

Channel straightening

b)

Afforestation

c)

Floodplain zoning

d)

Dredging

2.

Abrasion is

a)

erosion due to the force of water

b)

erosion due to sediment rubbing

c)

erosion due to chemicals

d)

erosion due to wind

3.

Traction is...

a)

Particles bounce along the river bed

b)

Rocks and pebbles roll along the river bed

c)

Particles suspended within the water

d)

Chemicals dissolved in the water

4.

Which is NOT a method of transportation?

a)

Attrition

b)

Saltation

c)

Traction

d)

Suspension

5.
Where would you find a waterfall?
a)
Upper course
b)
Middle Course
c)
Lower Course
6.
What landform can you see in the picture?
a)
Floodplain
b)
Delta
c)
Waterfall
d)
Oxbow lake
7.

"I am a smaller river that joins a larger river" What am I?

a)

Confluence

b)

Tributary

c)

Drainage Basin

d)

Watershed

8.
I am the land that gets flooded when the river overflows. What am I?
a)
Levee
b)
Delta
c)
Floodplain
d)
Meander
9.
The start of a river is called the what?
a)
River summit
b)
River source
c)
River start
d)
River mouth
10.

A waterfall is created when there are ...

a)

layers of hard and soft rock

b)

many bends in the river

c)

high levels of deforestation

d)

lots of deposition

11.

Attrition is when ..

a)

rocks smash against each other.

b)

small rocks rub against the banks.

c)

sand and other fine particles float.

d)

water flows into the rocks.

12.
Deposition is when ...
a)
Objects are moved along the river.
b)
Objects are dropped along the river.
c)
Objects are suspended in the water.
d)
Objects are move into the ocean.
13.

A meander is best described as ...

a)

A straight section of the river.

b)

The place where rivers meet the sea.

c)

A section of the river that joins another river.

d)

A winding section of a river.

14.

Which of the following is not a cause of flooding?

a)

Relief

b)

Weather

c)

Height

d)

Deforestation

15.

Erosion occurs on the _________ bend of meanders.

a)

outer

b)

inner

c)

lateral

d)

vertical

16.

A gorge is formed by...

a)

a waterfall retreating

b)

a meander moving

c)

a levee forming

d)

a flood occurring

17.

What do we call any type of water falling from the sky?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Infiltration

c)

Surface run-off

d)

Evaporation

18.

What do we call water entering the ground?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Infiltration

c)

Surface run-off

d)

Evaporation

19.

V-shaped valleys are formed by which type of weathering?

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Freeze-thaw weathering

c)

Salt weathering

20.
How does silting contribute to flooding?
a)
The river gets deeper and flows quicker, meaning water floods quicker.
b)
The river gets deeper and flows slower, meaning that the water can't move away.
c)
The river gets shallower and flows slower, meaning that water floods the banks quicker.
d)
The river gets shallower and slows quicker, meaning that water floods the banks quicker.
21.

How is relief shown on a map?

a)

Lines of latitude

b)

Grid references

c)

Lines of best fit

d)

Contour lines

22.

A gorge is characterised by...

a)

very steep sides

b)

a very deep bed

c)

very wide banks

d)

a v-shape valley

23.

Freeze-thaw weathering is caused by: (2)

a)

cold highland temperatures

b)

high levels of relief rainfall

c)

strong vertical erosion

d)

Very steep slopes

24.

Which process of erosion does not wear away the bed and banks of the river?

a)

Attrition

b)

Abrasion

c)

Solution

d)

Hydraulic power

25.

Why do waterfalls retreat?

a)

Hard rock is undercut and collapses

b)

Plunge pools become too deep

c)

The river slowly erodes the hard rock

d)

Soft rock is very resistant to erosion

26.

Which areas of the UK are most mountainous?

a)

South and east

b)

South and west

c)

North and east

d)

North and west

27.

Which type of rock is extremely resistant due to it being formed under heat and pressure?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Glacial moraine

28.

What do we call the divide between drainage basins?

a)

A watershed

b)

A confluence

c)

A tributary

d)

A catchment area

29.

What do we call it when rocks are broken down in situ?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Transportation

30.

Which processes form a v-shaped valley?

a)

Freeze-thaw weathering

b)

Lateral erosion

c)

Vertical erosion

d)

Salt weathering

31.

What features do we find in the upper course?

a)

Waterfalls

b)

Interlocking spurs

c)

Meanders

d)

Floodplains

32.

What is discharge measured in?

a)

metres per second

b)

cubic metres per second

c)

liters per kilometer

d)

miles per hour

33.

Why does lateral erosion dominate the middle course?

a)

Steep gradient

b)

Shallow gradient

c)

High discharge

d)

Low discharge

34.

Why does vertical erosion dominate the upper course?

a)

Steep gradient

b)

Shallow gradient

c)

High discharge

d)

Low discharge

35.

What features are found in the lower course?

a)

Waterfalls

b)

Meanders

c)

Flood plains and levees

d)

Estuaries

36.

Why are natural levees formed? (2)

a)

Flooding transports sediment over the banks

b)

Heavier sediment is harder to transport

c)

In order to help protect areas from flooding

d)

They are a form of hard engineering

37.

What does deposition form on the inner bank of a meander?

a)

A slip-off slope

b)

A river cliff

c)

A plunge pool

d)

A gorge

38.

What causes the river velocity to be higher on the outer bank of a meander?

a)

The river's momentum

b)

The amount of sediment

c)

The river discharge

d)

A lack of energy

39.

In which direction do meanders move?

a)

Towards the outer bank

b)

Towards the inner bank

40.

What are the characteristics of estuaries? (3)

a)

Very wide and deep

b)

High levels of deposition

c)

Lots of wildlife

d)

Fast-moving water

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