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Rivers

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What landform can you see in this picture?

a)

Waterfall

b)

V Shaped Valley

c)

Meander

d)

Ox-bow lake

2.

When soluble particles are dissolved into the river it is called:

a)

Hydraulic Action

b)

Abrasion

c)

Saltation

d)

Solution

3.

Traction refers to the way in which material in the river's load are bounced along the riverbed

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Name where the river starts

a)

source

b)

trubutary

c)

mouth

d)

delta

5.

Which Process involves small pebbles and stones being bounced along the river bed?

a)

Solution

b)

Traction

c)

Saltation

d)

none of the above

6.

What is the edge of the river basin called?

a)

waterside

b)

waterway

c)

watershed

d)

water

7.

________________ are streams that flow together to make a river.

a)

source

b)

tributaries

c)

mouth

d)

drainage basin

8.

Which process involves large boulders and rocks being rolled along the river bed?

a)

Saltation

b)

Traction

c)

Suspension

d)

Solution

9.
 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
10.

What landform can you see in the picture?

a)

U shaped valley

b)

V Shaped Valley

c)

Floodplain

d)

Waterfall

11.

River -------------------- is the longest river in Ireland

(a)  

12.

Which landform can be seen in the photo?

a)

Waterfall

b)

Estuary

c)

Inter-locking Spur

d)

Meander

13.

What is the deep water called beneath a waterfall?

a)

Plunge bath

b)

Mermaids retreat

c)

Plunge pool

d)

Pool

14.

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

a)

Waterfall drop

b)

Plunge Pool

c)

Erosional gap

d)

Overhang

15.

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.

16.

Name the two processes that mainly help form waterfalls?

a)

Abrasion

b)

Solution

c)

Silting

d)

Hydraulic Action

17.

The point where a smaller river joins a larger river is called a ...

a)

Tributary

b)

Congruence

c)

Confluence

d)

Convergence

18.

Name the type of delta found at the mouth of the River Shannon

(a)