WorksheetsMeanders and Oxbow Lakes
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
As the river makes its way to the ____________________, it gains more water and therefore more energy.
Upper course
Middle course
High course
Lighter course
When erosion happens in a sideways direction
Vertical
Lateral
Abrasion
Solution
As a river goes around a bend, most of the water is pushed towards the ___________.
Inside
Outside
Bottom
Top
The lateral erosion on the outside bend causes undercutting of the bank to form a __________.
River Cliff
River Slope
River Bank
River Erosion
Water on the inner bend is __________.
Faster
Wetter
Dryer
Slower
Water on the inner bend is slower, causing the water to slow down and ________________ material
Erode
Deposit
make
destroy
Gently sloping build up of material found on the inside bend of a river.
Slip off slope
River cliff
Drainage basin
Flood Plain
Erosion _____________ the neck of the land within the meander and as the process continues, the meanders move closer together.
Narrows
Widens
Grows
Builds up
Often during a _________ the river will cut through the neck.
Tide
Flood
Storm
A period of low velocity
New deposition seals off the ends and the cut-off becomes an ________________ that will eventually dry up.
Oxbow Lake
Kidney scar
Flood Plain
Meander
