WorksheetsRiver Features
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 29mins
The valley walls of a river are the steepest in which stage of the river
Upper
Middle
Lower
Where does deposition mostly occur?
Upper Course
Middle Course
Lower Course
Where does erosion mostly occur?
Upper Course
Middle Course
Lower Course
Where does transportation mostly occur?
Upper Course
Middle Course
Lower Course
Name this river feature
Ox-bow lake
Meander
Delta
Waterfall and Gorge
Name this river feature
Delta
Waterfall and Gorge
Ox-bow Lake
Meander
Name this river feature
Waterfall and Gorge
Meander
Ox-Bow Lake
Delta
Which river process is mostly responsible for the formation of deltas and floodplains?
Erosion
Transportation
Deposition
The valley walls of a river are the steepest at which river course?
Upper
Middle
Lower
Which river process is mostly responsible for the formation of deltas and floodplains?
Erosion
Transportation
Deposition
What is a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river flows over an incline?
river
delta
waterfall
ox bow lake
What is a crescent shaped lake formed when a meander is cut off from the main channel?
confluence
tributary
waterfall
oxbow lake
A rounded or S-shaped bend in a stream. A stream with many meanders is said to have a meandering channel.
floodplain
meander
oxbow lake
tributary
The flat area bordering a river formed from the mud deposited by the river when it floods
floodplain
deposit
delta
What is the name given to material deposited in a flood plain?
Aluminium
Boulders
Alluvium
Gorge
When a delta forms, the river breaks up into a number of smaller rivers called ......................
Distributaries
Confluences
Tributaries
Waterfalls
The flood plain of a river is:
Very hilly
Steep sloping
In the mountains
Generally flat
Flood plains and Deltas are found in which part of a river system?
Upper course
Lower course
Middle course
Every part/course
Waterfalls and rapids are found in which course of the river?
Upper course
Lower course
Middle course
All parts/courses
Which landform can be seen in the photo?
Waterfall
Estuary
Inter-locking Spur
Meander
What landform can you see in this picture?
Waterfall
V Shaped Valley
Meander
Ox-bow lake
What is the deep water called beneath a waterfall?
Plunge bath
Mermaids retreat
Plunge pool
Pool
What landform is created on the inside bend (...) of a meander and why?
A slip off slope or river beach which is caused by erosion due to fast flowing water.
A slip off slope or river beach which is caused be deposition due to slow flowing water.
A deposit beach caused by deposition
An erosional beach caused by erosion
What landform can be found on the outside bend of a meander(*) and why?
A river cliff as the water flows slowly and deposits the load it is carrying.
A river cliff as the water flows quickly on the outside bend eroding the bank through attrition.
A river cliff
A river cliff as the water flows quickly on the outside bend eroding the bank through hydraulic Action.
What two landforms can you see in the picture?
Meander and V shaped valley
Waterfall and gorge
Meander and Ox-bow lake
Estuary and floodplain
