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Meanders and Ox-box Lakes

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a meander?

a)

A straight river

b)

A bend in the river

c)

The start of a river

d)

The flow of the river

2.

Which part of a river's course would you find meanders?

a)

Upper course

b)

Middle course

c)

Lower course

3.

The fastest flow of the river is on the....

a)

Inside

b)

End

c)

Outside

d)

Bottom

4.

Where the river is fastest, the power of the water starts to _________ the river banks

a)

Erode (break down)

b)

Deposit (drop pebbles and stones)

c)

Settle (calm down)

d)

Build up

5.

Erosion of the river bank creates a

a)

Slip off slope

b)

Deposition

c)

River cliff

d)

Estuary

6.

Deposition (dropping of sand and pebbles) happens when a river is

a)

Fastest

b)

Slowest

c)

Widest

d)

Deepest

7.

Deposition on the inside of a river creates a...

a)

River cliff

b)

River bed

c)

Erosion

d)

Slip-off slope

8.

An Ox-bow lake is a....

a)

Bend in the river

b)

Lake left by an old meander

c)

Slip off slope

d)

River cliff

9.

When a meander's bends are close together, they may join when ....

a)

The river dries up

b)

The river gets slower

c)

The river floods

d)

The river changes direction

10.

An ox-bow lake is formed after the river .....

a)

Stays the same

b)

Meanders

c)

Takes the straightest path after flooding

d)

Dries up