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River

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When rocks that are carried by the river scrape away the bed and banks it is called:

a)

Hydraulic action

b)

Abrasion

c)

Attrition

d)

Solution

2.

When soluble particles are dissolved into the river it is called:

a)

Solution

b)

Saltation

c)

Corrasion

d)

Attrition

3.

Which process involves small pebbles and stones being bounced along the river bed?

a)

Traction

b)

Saltation

c)

Solution

d)

Attrition

4.

Which of the following is NOT a type of river erosion?

a)

Abrasion

b)

Percolation

c)

Attrition

d)

Hydraulic action

5.

Which of the following statements about deposition is NOT correct?

a)

Deposition is more common at the source of the river

b)

Deposition may occur when the river is shallow

c)

Deposition may occur when the volume of water decreases

d)

Deposition occur where the velocity of the river decreases

6.

Erosion is vertical or downwards:

a)

At the source of a river

b)

At the mouth of a river

c)

Throughout the entire river profile

d)

At the mature stage

7.

What is another term for surface run off?

a)

Infiltration

b)

Through flow

c)

Overland flow

d)

Sheet flow

8.

Which landform is found in the upper course of a river?

a)

Waterfall

b)

Meander

c)

Delta

d)

Ox bow Lake

9.

Where does most erosion occur in a meander bend?

a)

On the inside of the bend

b)

On the outside of the bend

c)

On the slip-off slope

d)

On the corner

10.

What feature is formed when sediment cuts off the neck of a meander?

a)

A river cliff

b)

A slip-off slope

c)

An ox-bow lake

d)

Interlocking spurs

11.

What is braiding?

a)

Where a river splits

b)

Where a smaller river joins a larger river

c)

Where two rivers of a similar size join together

d)

Where sediments are eroded

12.

Label the diagram correctly

a)

F- Floodplain

b)

G-Braiding

c)

H- Confluence

d)

C- Source

e)

B- Tributary