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Rivers and Landforms!

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What landform is this?

a)

delta

b)

canyon

c)

V - shaped valley

d)

sand dune

2.
The start of a river is called the what?
a)
River summit
b)
River source
c)
River start
d)
River mouth
3.
A river starts very small before getting larger. What is the name given to a small river that joins a larger river?
a)
Confluence
b)
Tribunal
c)
Tributary
d)
Joiner
4.
A waterfall is most likely to be found closer to what part of the river?
a)
River mouth
b)
River source
5.
There are four main types of erosion for rivers. Which answer is correct.
a)
Hydraulic Action, Attrition, Rubbing, Silting
b)
Hydraulic Action, Abrasion, Deposition, Solution
c)
Hydraulic Action, Abrasion, Silting, Solution
d)
Hydraulic Action, Solution, Abrasion, Attrition
6.
Attrition is when ..
a)
large rocks smash against each other.
b)
small rocks rub against each other.
c)
sand and other fine particles float.
d)
water flows into the rocks.
7.
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.
8.
Transportation in river systems has four main categories. These are ...
a)
Suspension, Solution, Attrition, Abrasion.
b)
Suspension, Solution, Saltation, Abrasion.
c)
Suspension, Solution, Saltation, Attrition.
d)
Suspension, Solution, Saltation, traction.
9.

What is solution?

a)

Water dissolving soluble minerals from bed and banks

b)

Water forced into cracks in the banks

c)

Wear other rocks away

d)

Make water look cloudy or muddy

10.

What is hydraulic action?

a)

Rocks and stones act like sandpaper

b)

Heavier material is carried along the bed

c)

Water is forced into cracks in the bank. Eventually, it breaks up

d)

None of the above

11.

What is hydraulic action?

a)

Rocks and stones act like sandpaper

b)

Heavier material is carried along the bed

c)

Water is forced into cracks in the bank. Eventually, it breaks up

d)

None of the above

12.

What is abrasion?

a)

Rocks, stones and sand scrape away the bed and banks

b)

Knock bits of rock off each other

c)

Helps to break them up

d)

None of the above

13.

What is attrition?

a)

Bang and knock off bits of rock out of each other

b)

Smaller stones that bounce along.

c)

Make water look cloudy and muddy

d)

None of the above

14.

What is bedload?

a)

Heavier material carried along the bottom

b)

Dissolved material that stays in water

c)

When a floodplain forms

d)

At the source of the river

15.

What is suspension?

a)

Small particles of dust that makes water look cloudy or muddy

b)

When a meander is formed

c)

When an oxbow lake is formed

d)

When the river reaches the sea