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GCSE Rivers - Processes & Waterfalls / Gorges

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

In which section of the river are waterfall created?

a)

Middle Course

b)

Upper Course

c)

Lower Course

2.

Waterfalls are landforms created by....

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

3.

What type of erosion involves air particles that are forced into the cracks?

a)

Hydraulic Action

b)

Abrasion

c)

Attrition

d)

Corrosion

4.

Attrition is where rocks in the river smash against each other and wear each other down

a)

False

b)

True

5.

Which direction is most occurring in the upper course of the river?

a)

Lateral

b)

Vertical

c)

Diagonally

6.

Waterfalls form along the course of a river where there is a steep change in __________?

a)

Water

b)

Gradient

c)

Geology

d)

Sun

7.

For a waterfall to form there needs to be two layers of rock. Which way round must they be?

a)

Soft rock on top of hard rock

b)

Hard rock on top of soft rock

8.
Which sentence is completely accurate?
a)
Waterfalls occur where there is a layer of soft rock and hard rock and both are eroded quickly
b)
Waterfalls occur where there is a layer of soft rock and the hard rock is eroded away (e.g. Shale)
c)
Waterfalls occur where there is alternating layers of hard and soft rock and the soft rock is eroded quicker (e.g. Shale)
d)
Waterfalls occur where rock is eroded quickly and the waterfall advances
9.

The river undercuts the hard rock, creating an overhang.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is the deep water called beneath a waterfall?

a)

Plunge bath

b)

Mermaids retreat

c)

Plunge pool

d)

Pool