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YEAR 10 WEEK 6 ASSESSMENT

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

which landform is found in the upper course of a river?

a)

waterfalls

b)

meanders

c)

u shaped valley

2.

which of the following processes create a waterfall?

a)

solution and hydraulic action

b)

attrition and hydraulic action

c)

hydraulic action and abrasion

3.

What landform is created as a waterfall retreats?

a)

floodplain

b)

levee

c)

gorge

4.

What is a meander?

a)

a steep river channel

b)

a lake next to a river

c)

a river bank

d)

a river bed

e)

a bend in a river

5.

Name where the river starts

a)

source

b)

trubutary

c)

mouth

d)

delta

6.
There are four main types of erosion for rivers. Which answer is correct.
a)
Hydraulic Action, Attrition, Rubbing, Silting
b)
Hydraulic Action, Abrasion, Deposition, Solution
c)
Hydraulic Action, Abrasion, Silting, Solution
d)
Hydraulic Action, Solution, Abrasion, Attrition
7.
Deposition is when ...
a)
Objects are moved along the river.
b)
Objects are dropped along the river.
c)
Objects are suspended in the water.
d)
Objects are move into the ocean.
8.
Transportation in river systems has four main categories. These are ...
a)
Suspension, Solution, Attrition, Abrasion.
b)
Suspension, Solution, Saltation, Abrasion.
c)
Suspension, Solution, Saltation, Attrition.
d)
Suspension, Solution, Saltation, traction.
9.
Any type of liquid or solid water that falls to earth's surface
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
runoff 
10.
What is it called when smaller streams join together to make a larger river?
a)
Tributaries
b)
Topography
c)
Watershed
d)
Groundwater
11.
What landform can you see in the picture?
a)
Floodplain
b)
Delta
c)
Waterfall
d)
Oxbow lake
12.
I am the land that gets flooded when the river overflows. What am I?
a)
Levee
b)
Delta
c)
Floodplain
d)
Meander
13.

The place where the river end in the sea or large lake is called the ___________.

a)

source

b)

tributaries

c)

mouth

d)

drainage basin

14.

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

a)

drainage basin

b)

mouth

c)

tributaries

d)

source

15.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

The Nile River

b)

The mouth

c)

The Indus River

16.

What is the world's second longest river that runs through the rain forest?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Congo River

c)

South Pole River

17.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
18.
Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.
a)
cools
b)
heats up
c)
freezes
d)
lights up
19.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
20.
What are three things that rivers do naturally?
a)
a.erode, transport, and deposit
b)
b. dissolve, precipitate, sublime
c)
c. evaporate, percolate, infiltrate
d)
d.none of these