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Stages of a river-3

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify which part of the river you would find the mouth.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

2.

Identify which part of the river you would find the source.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

3.

Identify which part of the river you would find V-shaped valleys.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

4.

Identify which part of the river you would find a delta.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

5.

Identify which part of the river you would find an estuary.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

6.

Identify which part of the river you would find a waterfall.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

7.

Identify which part of the river you would not find a flood plain.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

8.

Identify which part of the river you would not find meanders.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

9.

Which way does a river flow?

a)

Source to mouth

b)

Mouth to source

10.

Waterfalls and rapis

a)

youthuful river stage

b)

old rive stage

c)

mature river stage

d)

rejuvinated river stage

11.

Rivers that are wide and flat are in what stage?

a)

youthful

b)

mature

c)

old

12.

Which is a characteristic of a youthful river?

a)

wide, flat

b)

steep gradient

c)

many meanders

d)

caused by earthquakes

13.

During which stage do oxbow lakes form?

a)

Mature stage

b)

Old stage

c)

Young stage

14.

This kind of sediment is found in the Old stage of a river

a)

Pebbles

b)

Boulders

c)

Silt

d)

All of them

15.

A flood plain is

a)

a flat plain along the course of a stream or river

b)

fine sand carried by moving or running water

c)

height above sea level

16.

A ____________ valley has steep sides of a valley and a narrow floor.

a)

U-shaped

b)

W-shaped

c)

V-shaped

d)

S-shaped

17.

A steep drop in the bed of a stream causing the water in the stream to fall vertically.

a)

V-shaped valley

b)

Waterfalls

c)

Boulders

d)

Cobbles

18.

When a stream begins to shift its course in a series of bends or turns.

a)

meanders

b)

mature stage

c)

young stage

d)

old stage

19.

Larger meanders in a river cause...

a)

meanders

b)

ox-bow lakes

c)

steep slope

d)

sediment

20.

What river feature does this image show?

a)

Meander

b)

Oxbow Lake

c)

Tributary

d)

Headwaters

21.
What river feature does this picture show?
a)
Oxbow Lake
b)
Meander
c)
Estuary
d)
Tributary
22.
What does this image show?
a)
Oxbow Lake
b)
Headwaters
c)
Runoff
d)
Delta
23.
A small stream or river feeding into the main river is known as...
a)
Confluence
b)
Source
c)
Tributary
d)
Mouth
24.

Where will there be the most erosion?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

What is the name of the point where a river ends & empties into another river or large body of water?

a)

Tributary

b)

Water Shed

c)

Confluence

d)

Mouth

26.

Deposition is when ...

a)

Sediments and materials are moved along the river.

b)

Sediments and materials are dropped along the river.

c)

Sediments and materials are suspended in the water.

d)

Sediments and materials are move into the ocean.

27.
The steepness or vertical drop of a stream or river
a)
discharge
b)
runoff
c)
gradient
d)
channel
28.

What stage of a river is closest to the ocean?

a)

Youthful

b)

mature

c)

old

29.

What stage of the river moves the fastest?

a)

youthful

b)

mature

c)

old

d)

They all move at the same speed

30.

Which of the following is NOT usually found in the youthful stage of a river?

a)

waterfalls

b)

rapids

c)

steep slope

d)

meanders