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Rivers for Common Entrance

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A river's ________________ is the starting point of the river.

a)

source

b)

triutaries

c)

mouth

d)

drainage basin

2.

________________ are streams that flow together to make a river.

a)

source

b)

tributaries

c)

mouth

d)

drainage basin

3.

The area of land DRAINED by a river system is called the _____________

a)

drainage basin

b)

mouth

c)

tributaries

d)

source

4.

In which stage of a river would you find a waterfall?

a)

Upper course

b)

Middle Course

c)

Lower Course

5.

What landform can you see in the picture?

a)
b)

Delta

c)

Waterfall

d)

Oxbow lake

e)

Floodplain

6.

"Rocks rolled along the river bed" is what type of transportation?

a)

Saltation

b)

Suspension

c)

Traction

d)

Solution

7.

"When rocks scrape along the river bank and bed" is what type of erosion?

a)

Attrition

b)

Abrasion

c)

Solution

d)

Hydraulic Action

8.

I am the land that gets flooded when the river overflows. What am I?

a)

Levee

b)

Delta

c)

Floodplain

d)

Meander

9.

The place where a smaller river joins a larger river is called a ...

a)

Tributary

b)

Congruence

c)

Confluence

d)

Convergence

10.

The point where the river meets the sea or a lake is called the ...

a)

River Source

b)

River Mouth

c)

River Head

d)

River Section

11.

Beneath itself, a waterfall forms a ......

a)

Swimming pool

b)

Shower pool

c)

Plunge pool

d)

Dead pool

12.

When a waterfall retreats upstream, it creates a....

a)

Meander

b)

Gorge

c)

Spur

d)

Tributary

13.

On the inside of a meander, a river...

a)

Deposits material

b)

Erodes material

14.

A river flows faster on the ....... of a meander.

a)

Inside

b)

Outside

15.

Some rivers that carry a huge amount of material deposit it when they reach the sea to form a....

a)

mouth

b)

island

c)

natural harbour

d)

delta

16.

When a river floods, what causes it to slow down and deposit material on the floodplain?

a)

Extra load (rock and soil material)

b)

Friction with the land

17.

A delta would be found in a river's...

a)

Upper course

b)

Middle course

c)

Lower course

18.

When a river floods, heavier and bigger load is deposited nearer the main river channel. This builds up features called...

a)

Flood hills

b)

Silt banks

c)

Levées

d)

Load slopes

19.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Flood plain

b)

Meander

c)

Levée

d)

V-shaped valley

20.

Which section of a river do you think this is a picture of?

a)

Upper course

b)

Middle course

c)

Lower course