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River processes - Upper course 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The valley walls of a river are the steepest at which river course?

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

2.

What are tributaries?

a)

bends in the river

b)

wide areas of water near the mouth

c)

where the river reaches the sea

d)

small streams or rivers that run into the main channel

3.
Where would you find a waterfall?
a)
Upper course
b)
Middle Course
c)
Lower Course
4.

What are the three processes that occur as a river flows from its source to the mouth?

a)

erosion, attrition and abrasion

b)

erosion, transportation and deposition

c)

erosion, transportation and solution

d)

erosion, attrition and corrosion

5.

Where does deposition mostly occur?

a)

Upper Course

b)

Middle Course

c)

Lower Course

6.

Where does erosion mostly occur?

a)

Upper Course

b)

Middle Course

c)

Lower Course

7.

This landform is a -

a)

Canyon formed by water.

b)

V shaped valley formed by water.

c)

U shaped valley formed by ice.

d)

U shaped valley formed by water.

8.
What is the name of the point where a river starts?
a)
 Source
b)
 Point A
c)
 Heart
d)
Opening 
9.
What river features and landforms are associated with  a cross section or profile of a river valley in its upper course.
a)
A. river source, V-shape, interlocking spurs, narrow and shallow river channel
b)
B. delta, flood plain, river mouth, levees, wide and deep river channel
c)
C. sheep farming, wind turbines, HEP (hydro-electric power) stations and dams and reservoirs
10.

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

a)

drainage basin

b)

mouth

c)

tributaries

d)

source

11.

Which landform can be seen in the photo?

a)

Waterfall

b)

Estuary

c)

Inter-locking Spur

d)

Meander

12.

What are the steps of a v-shaped valley?

a)

Weathering, eroding down, slope transport, v-shaped valley

b)

slope transport, weathering, eroding down, v-shaped valley

c)

Eroding down, weathering, slope transport, v-shaped valley

d)

weathering, slope transport, eroding down, v-shaped valley.

13.

Pick the correct order

a)

Transportation, weathering, deposition, erosion

b)

weathering, erosion, transportation, deposition

c)

Erosion, transportaion, depositon, weathering

d)

stream "walls" by louis tomlinson

14.
How are valleys formed?
a)
formed by the effects of running water creating a v-shaped land area
b)
formed by erosion and weathering of soft rock caused by the movement of water creating steep walls
c)
formed by the deposition of sediments carried by the river as the water flows out of the mouth creating the fan shaped opening.
d)
formed by the wind moving the sand and rocks to another spot
15.
What is the name of the point where a river ends?
a)
Tributary
b)
Water Shed
c)
Confluence
d)
Mouth 
16.

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

a)

drainage basin

b)

mouth

c)

tributaries

d)

source

17.

Pick the correct order

a)

Transportation, weathering, deposition, erosion

b)

weathering, erosion, transportation, deposition

c)

Erosion, transportaion, depositon, weathering

d)

stream "walls" by louis tomlinson

18.

What type of weathering is most likely to happen here?

a)

Chemical

b)

Onion skin

c)

Freeze-thaw

d)

Biological

19.

What is weathering?

a)

The movement of sediment

b)

The breaking of sediment

c)

The dropping of sediment

20.

What is erosion?

a)

The movement of sediment

b)

The breaking of sediment

c)

The dropping of sediment