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Rivers Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The end of a river is called...

a)

mouth

b)

headwaters

c)

tributary

d)

confluence

2.

When two or more rivers meet it is called...

a)

tributary

b)

mouth

c)

headwaters

d)

confluence

3.

The ground of a floodplain is:

a)

hilly

b)

Steep

c)

In the mountains

d)

flat

4.

A stream or river that joins the main river is:

a)

A tributary

b)

A confluence

c)

The mouth

d)

A Canyon

5.

Meanders are what type of feature in a river?

a)

A steep bank

b)

Turbulent water

c)

Winding curve shapes

d)

A U shaped lake

6.

The place where a river starts is called:

a)

source

b)

trubutary

c)

mouth

d)

delta

7.

What is this river feature called?

a)

ox-bow lake

b)

meander

c)

mouth

d)

estuary

8.

The part of land that floods when a river overflows is called a:

a)

Floodplain

b)

Estuary

c)

Delta

d)

Watershed

9.

Where is MOST of Earth's freshwater stored?

a)

In the air.

b)

Underground

c)

In lakes and rivers

d)

Ice caps and glaciers

10.

Any type of liquid that falls to the Earth is called:

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

runoff

11.

When a wide meander of a river is cut off, it is called:

a)

An oxback lake

b)

An oxen lake

c)

An oxcart lake

d)

An oxbow lake

12.

What river feature does this image show?

a)

Meander

b)

Oxbow Lake

c)

Tributary

d)

Headwaters

13.

When a river meets a lake, ocean or large part of water this is called a:

a)

Tributary

b)

Water Shed

c)

Confluence

d)

Mouth

14.

What is this river feature called?

a)

Source

b)

Waterfall

c)

Mouth

d)

Floodplain