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Rivers

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 33mins

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.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

The Nile River

b)

The mouth

c)

The Indus River

5.
 Deposition is a process that
a)
Dissolves sediment
b)
Breaks down rock to form sediment
c)
Removes sediment from land forms
d)
Drops sediment to form landforms
6.

What landform can you see in the picture?

a)

U shaped valley

b)

V Shaped Valley

c)

Floodplain

d)

Waterfall

7.

Which landform can be seen in the photo?

a)

Waterfall

b)

Estuary

c)

Inter-locking Spur

d)

Meander

8.

What landform can you see in this picture?

a)

Waterfall

b)

V Shaped Valley

c)

Meander

d)

Ox-bow lake

9.

What is the deep water called beneath a waterfall?

a)

Plunge bath

b)

Mermaids retreat

c)

Plunge pool

d)

Pool

10.

Waterfalls - what is the gap called between the hard and soft rock created by erosion?

a)

Deadman's drop

b)

Hole

c)

Erosional gap

d)

Overhang

11.

What landform can you see in the picture?

a)

Meanders

b)

Rapids

c)

Estuary

d)

V shaped valleys

12.

What is the land next to the river called and how would you describe it?

a)

Floodplain, steep land next to the river.

b)

Floodplain, flat land next to the river.

c)

Floodplain, flat land away from the river.

d)

Floodplain, flat land on top of the river.

13.

A(n) ____ is the triangular or fan-shaped deposit of sediment that forms where a river empties into an ocean or lake.

a)

alluvial fan

b)

delta

c)

meander

d)

drainage basin

14.
A meander cut off from a river.
a)
alluvial fan
b)
delta
c)
flood plain
d)
oxbow lake
15.
A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake.
a)
delta
b)
alluvial fan
c)
flood plain
d)
oxbow lake
16.
The stream that flows into a larger stream.
a)
gully
b)
tributary
c)
stream
d)
rill
17.
A loop like bend in the course of a river.
a)
meander
b)
oxbow lake
c)
alluvial fan
d)
delta
18.

Besides moving water, what other forces cause erosion?

a)

Wind, salt and gravity

b)

wind, ice and gravity

c)

wind, animals and storms

19.

Which of the following has a wide, flat area around a river that includes a wide area of erosion?

a)

Valley

b)

Waterfall

c)

Flood Plain

d)

Meander

20.
Characteristic shape of valley eroded away by running water
a)
Oxbow lake
b)
V-shaped valley
c)
Delta
d)
Alluvial fan
21.
Dropping or settling of sediment
a)
Sorted sediments
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Creep
22.
Particles formed by weathering
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Sediment
d)
Abrasion
23.
Select the answer that shows the order of events a rock goes through.
a)
erosion, weathering, deposition
b)
weathering, erosion, deposition
c)
deposition, weathering erosion
d)
erosion, deposition, weathering
24.
How are canyons formed?
a)
Wind blows sand into high piles, which form the canyon walls.
b)
Rivers erode soil and rock over time, leaving behind canyon walls.
c)
Gravity causes rocks to fall from mountain sides onto valley floors.
d)
Ice freezes and thaws in cracks of rocks, and the cracks become canyons.
25.
Which is NOT a method of transportation?
a)
Abrasion
b)
Saltation
c)
Traction
d)
Suspension
26.
Where would you find a waterfall?
a)
Upper course
b)
Middle Course
c)
Lower Course
27.
"When rocks scrape along the river bank and bed" is what type of erosion?
a)
Attrition
b)
Abrasion
c)
Solution
d)
Hydraulic Action
28.
"I am a smaller river joining a larger river" What am I?
a)
Confluence
b)
Tributary 
c)
Drainage Basin
d)
Watershed
29.
I am the land that gets flooded when the river overflows. What am I?
a)
Levee
b)
Delta
c)
Floodplain
d)
Meander
30.

Which of these is the last course of a river

a)

Starter

b)

Lower

c)

Middle

d)

Upper

31.
There are four main types of erosion for rivers. Which answer is correct.
a)
Hydraulic Action, Attrition, Rubbing, Silting
b)
Hydraulic Action, Abrasion, Deposition, Solution
c)
Hydraulic Action, Abrasion, Silting, Solution
d)
Hydraulic Action, Solution, Abrasion, Attrition
32.
Attrition is when ..
a)
large rocks smash against each other.
b)
small rocks rub against each other.
c)
sand and other fine particles float.
d)
water flows into the rocks.
33.
Deposition is when ...
a)
Objects are moved along the river.
b)
Objects are dropped along the river.
c)
Objects are suspended in the water.
d)
Objects are move into the ocean.
34.
How is River Flooding Cause
a)
Impermeable Rock
b)
Heavy Rainfall
c)
Dry Soil
d)
No Protection
35.

A waterfall is created when there are ...

a)

layers of hard and soft rock

b)

many bends in the river

c)

high levels of deforestation

d)

lots of deposition

36.

A meander is best described as ...

a)

A straight section of the river.

b)

The place where rivers meet the sea.

c)

A section of the river that joins another river.

d)

A winding section of a river.

37.

Erosion occurs on the _________ bend of meanders.

a)

outer

b)

inner

c)

lateral

d)

vertical

38.

A gorge is formed by...

a)

a waterfall retreating

b)

a meander moving

c)

a levee forming

d)

a flood occurring

39.

There are ____________ stages of a river

a)

1

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

40.

Which of the following features is found at the upper course of a river

a)

Gorge

b)

Meander

c)

Levees

d)

Delta

41.

Which of the following is not a source of a river?

a)

rain

b)

ocean

c)

lakes

d)

springs

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