WorksheetsKS4 Rivers Edexcel
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Traction refers to the way in which material in the river's load are bounced along the riverbed
True
False
When soluble particles are dissolved into the river it is called:
Hydraulic Action
Abrasion
Saltation
Solution
Which process involves large boulders and rocks being rolled along the river bed?
Saltation
Traction
Suspension
Solution
Which Process involves small pebbles and stones being bounced along the river bed?
Solution
Traction
Saltation
none of the above
The load of the river is all the materials carried by the water
True
False
Tiny particles such as silt are usually transported:
in solution
in suspension
by saltation
by traction
How many ways is the load transported in the river?
3
4
2
1
What is meant by deforestation?
Cutting down trees
Building and roads
Impermeable rocks
Allow water to soak through
Do not allow water to soak through
_____________ is a flow of water over land that is usually dry.
Flooding
Tsunami
Mining
A plan to try to stop flooding by either a river or the sea.
Flood Prevention Scheme
Flooding
Deforestation
Rain falling on concrete and tarmac is unable to soak into the ground.
True
False
Rain falling on a steep slope runs slowly downhill towards a river.
True
False
If rain has been falling for some time, the soil may become full of water.
True
False
Rain is unable to soak through the crust and so remains on the surface.
True
False
The process of restoring stream channels and adjacent areas to a more natural state.
channel pattern
channel restoration
floodplain
The volume of water moving by a particular location in a river per unit time is the rivers
discharge.
runoff.
drainage equation.
Water that does not infiltrate but moves over the surface of the Earth is called
flooding.
runoff.
ground water.
A natural process of over-bank flow is called
flooding.
floodplain.
river.
What is the name for the part of the hydrograph where the waters are going up?
Rising limb
Surging limb
Advancing limb
Growing limb
Which arrives first?
Peak rainfall
Peak discharge
What is the missing label on this diagram?
leg time
lag time
leg length
lag length
Which is the LEAST likely environment to flood?
V-shape valley
U-shape valley
Floodplain
Drainage basins with high levels of ______ are MOST likely to flood.
Surface runoff
Throughflow
Groundwater flow
It is better to have a... lag time
Long
Short
