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WorksheetsGeography: Rivers key terms
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 23mins
What type of erosion is the force of the water trapping air in cracks in the river beds, causing pieces to break away.
(a)
What type of erosion refers to rocks carried by the river bing hit into the bed and banks, causing it to wear away.
Abrasion
Attrition
Solution
In what direction does lateral erosion occur?
downwards
from side to side
Which key term refers to the movement of material by a river?
(a)
Which key term refers to the bouncing of pebbles along the river bed?
Saltation
Solution
Suspension
Traction
Which statements apply the the movement of material through traction?
large material
small material
High velocity
Low velocity
What key term is given to any material being transported by a river?
(a)
What key term refers to the removal of meanders from a river, so that the river can flow more quickly downstream?
(a)
Does this diagram show a river's cross profile or long profile?
Cross profile
Long profile
What key terms refers to a barrier built across a valley to control the flow of water downstream?
(a)
What is the key term that refers to a man-made lake, created by controlling the flow of a river in order to reduce flooding?
(a)
When the velocity of a river decreases which process will occur?
Erosion
Transportation
Deposition
An estuary is the ...... mouth of a river where it meets the..... Write the two missing words (separate the words with a space).
(a)
Which flood management strategy is shown in the image?
(a)
A flood (a) channel is a new channel build to divert some of the rivver's water to reduce the risk of flooding.
What is the name of a steep sided valley, formed as a waterfall retreats upstream?
(a)
Which statements apply to a hard engineering strategy?
Building artificial structures
Using natural materials
Expensive
Altering river processes
Working with river processes
What is the name of the graph shown?
(a)
Which statements apply to impermeable rocks or surfaces?
allows water to percolate (move) through them
does not allow water to percolate (move) through them
leads to rapid surface runoff
reduces surface runoff
Interlocking spurs are a series of hills on alternate sides of a valley around which a river (a)
What is the term given to the time between when peak rainfall and peak discharge occur in a storm event?
(a)
What key term refers to banks of sediemnt deposited on either side of a river bank, in the lower course?
(a)
The long profile of a river is the ..... of the river from the .... to the.....
(a)
What is a bend in the river called?
(a)
When a meander's neck becomes very narrow and eventually cuts through, what is the name of the landform created as the meander loop separates from the river?
(a)
Which statement correctly defines peak discharge?
The amount of water in a flood when the river bursts its banks
The largest amount of rainfall falling in an area over a certain period of time
The highest amount of water flowing in the river over a certain period of time
Which key term refers to all moisture falling from the atmosphere?
(a)
