WorksheetsY7 Rivers Assessment
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
When water is heated by the sun it rises as.....
evaporation
precipitation
transpitation
rain
Water moves through a plant as is released back into the atmosphere by....
condensation
precipitation
rain
transpiration
Which of the following rivers is located in the continent of Africa?
The Thames
The Nile
The Amazon
The Exe
What is a river basin?
The boundary between two basins.
Where the river meets the sea.
A small river or stream.
A area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.
A waterfall forms where....
the river meets the sea (the river's mouth).
hard rock is above soft rock in the upper course of the river.
the river's middle course.
there is only soft rock.
Erosion is where.....
the river drops the material it is carrying.
the rivers wears away material and moves it towards its mouth.
two rivers join.
the river meets the sea.
Which three of the following are types of erosion?
Attrition.
Solution.
Deposition.
Hydraulic action.
Hydraulic action is where......
Material get smaller and smaller in the water.
Acids in the water erode the rock.
the river starts in the upper course.
the force of the water erodes softer rock.
In a meander the flow of water is fastest on the.....
outside of the bend.
inside of the bend.
Deposition is when......
material carried by the river is made smaller and smaller.
the river wears away material.
a small stream joins a main river.
the river drops the material it is carrying.
A rivers meander erodes the neck to form an......
oxbow lake.
waterfall.
levee.
beach.
What is the arrow pointing at?
a beach.
the neck.
a waterfall.
deposition.
A levee is a....
raised river bank.
bend in a river.
type of erosion.
feature found in the upper course of a river.
Which of the following is not a type of river transport?
Solution.
Deposition.
Traction.
Suspension.
What is A?
Source
Mouth
Meander
Levee
What is B?
Source
Meander
Mouth
Waterfall
An impact is economic when it impacts....
wildlife.
jobs and money.
People.
rivers and trees.
What is happening at A?
Clouds are being formed by condensation.
Evaporation.
Transpiration.
