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River Processes

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 3 major river processes?

a)

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation

b)

Erosion, transportation, deposition

c)

Source, tributary, mouth

d)

River flow, river discharge, river velocity

2.

What are the 2 macro scale types of erosion?

a)

Lateral and vertical

b)

Horizontal and diagonal

c)

Dendritic and radial

d)

Zig-zag and random

3.

Which of the following is NOT a process of erosion?

a)

Attrition

b)

Hydraulic action

c)

Solution

d)

Traction

4.

Which of the following is NOT a process of transportation?

a)

Traction

b)

Saltation

c)

Attrition

d)

Suspension

5.

Match the verb to the correct process: bouncing

a)

Traction

b)

Saltation

c)

Solution

d)

Suspension

6.

Match the verb to the correct process: Dissolving

a)

Hydraulic action

b)

Solution

c)

Attrition

d)

Abrasion

7.

Match the verb to the correct process: Rolling

a)

Traction

b)

Suspension

c)

Saltation

d)

Solution

8.

Which process does the following link to : Sandpaper effect

a)

Attrition

b)

Abrasion

c)

Hydraulic action

d)

Saltation

9.

Which process does the following link to: Compression

a)

Solution

b)

Traction

c)

Abrasion

d)

Hydraulic action

10.

Which of the following processes of erosion does NOT erode the river bank and/or bed.

a)

Hydraulic action

b)

Abrasion

c)

Attrition

d)

Solution