WorksheetsRiver Processes
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What are the 3 major river processes?
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation
Erosion, transportation, deposition
Source, tributary, mouth
River flow, river discharge, river velocity
What are the 2 macro scale types of erosion?
Lateral and vertical
Horizontal and diagonal
Dendritic and radial
Zig-zag and random
Which of the following is NOT a process of erosion?
Attrition
Hydraulic action
Solution
Traction
Which of the following is NOT a process of transportation?
Traction
Saltation
Attrition
Suspension
Match the verb to the correct process: bouncing
Traction
Saltation
Solution
Suspension
Match the verb to the correct process: Dissolving
Hydraulic action
Solution
Attrition
Abrasion
Match the verb to the correct process: Rolling
Traction
Suspension
Saltation
Solution
Which process does the following link to : Sandpaper effect
Attrition
Abrasion
Hydraulic action
Saltation
Which process does the following link to: Compression
Solution
Traction
Abrasion
Hydraulic action
Which of the following processes of erosion does NOT erode the river bank and/or bed.
Hydraulic action
Abrasion
Attrition
Solution
