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WorksheetsRivers revision
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 12mins
What river landforms are found in the upper course?
Gorge
Meander
Delta
Interlocking spurs
How to waterfalls form?
A layer of soft rock lies on top of a layer of hard rock
A layer of hard rock lies on top of a layer of hard rock
Abrasion erodes away a plunge pool at the bottom of the waterfall
Solution and traction creates a plunge pool at the bottom of the river
What type of erosion is prominent in the middle course?
Vertical erosion
Saltation
Solution
Lateral erosion
What landforms occur in the middle course of a river?
Ox-bow lakes
V-shape valleys
Flood plains
Estuary
The (a) means the fastest flow of the river
The fastest flow of the river occurs on the ____________ bend creating a _______________.
Inside
Outside
Slip-off slope
River cliff
_______________ occurs on the inside bend because the river loses its energy
deposition
transportation
erosion
What landforms occur in the lower course of a river?
Delta
Meander
Estuary
Levees
Natural levees are....
Man-made structures to prevent flooding
A raised bank on the edge of a flood plain
A raised bank either side of the river due to deposition
Unlevel ground on a flood plain
What are the characteristics of estuaries?
V-shape
Tidal bores
Mudflats
Narrow mouth
Name this type of erosion - the power of the water forcing air and water into cracks in the river bed and eroding it.
(a)
What is abrasion?
Rocks rubbing away the river bed like sandpaper
Small rocks hitting into each other
Acidic water dissolving rocks
Identify the processes of transportation
Solution
Attrition
Traction
Saltation
What type of transportation is this.... Large boulders being rolled along the river bed
Solution
Suspension
Saltation
Traction
What is saltation?
Large rocks being rolled
Rocks dissolved into solution
Small pebbles bounding along the river bed
Fine particles being carried in the flow of water
What is the name of the river that you studied from source to mouth?
(a)
What did the land look like at the source of the River Tees?
Boggy, wet, high relief, lots of precipitation
Steep relief, little precipitation
Flat marshlands, high precipitation
Lots of farmland and meandering rivers
What's the name of the waterfall on the River Tees?
Niagara Falls
Angel Falls
High Force Waterfall
Tees Waterfall
