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Meanders and Oxbow Lakes

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As the river makes its way to the ____________________, it gains more water and therefore more energy.

a)

Upper course

b)

Middle course

c)

High course

d)

Lighter course

2.

When erosion happens in a sideways direction

a)

Vertical

b)

Lateral

c)

Abrasion

d)

Solution

3.

As a river goes around a bend, most of the water is pushed towards the ___________.

a)

Inside

b)

Outside

c)

Bottom

d)

Top

4.

The lateral erosion on the outside bend causes undercutting of the bank to form a __________.

a)

River Cliff

b)

River Slope

c)

River Bank

d)

River Erosion

5.

Water on the inner bend is __________.

a)

Faster

b)

Wetter

c)

Dryer

d)

Slower

6.

Water on the inner bend is slower, causing the water to slow down and ________________ material

a)

Erode

b)

Deposit

c)

make

d)

destroy

7.

Gently sloping build up of material found on the inside bend of a river.

a)

Slip off slope

b)

River cliff

c)

Drainage basin

d)

Flood Plain

8.

Erosion _____________ the neck of the land within the meander and as the process continues, the meanders move closer together.

a)

Narrows

b)

Widens

c)

Grows

d)

Builds up

9.

Often during a _________ the river will cut through the neck.

a)

Tide

b)

Flood

c)

Storm

d)

A period of low velocity

10.

New deposition seals off the ends and the cut-off becomes an ________________ that will eventually dry up.

a)

Oxbow Lake

b)

Kidney scar

c)

Flood Plain

d)

Meander