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Long Profile of a River

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name given for this type of cross section of a river?

a)

Plan View

b)

Stage Profile

c)

Upper, Middle & Lower

d)

Long Profile of a River

2.

What type of illustration is shown in this image of a river profile?

a)

A Plan View

b)

Stages of a River View

c)

A Cross Sectional View

d)

A 3 Dimensional Representation

3.

What decrease continuously, as shown in the direction of the top arrow?

a)

Gradient

b)

Water supply

c)

Rainfall

d)

Sediments

4.

What process occurs continuously along the direction of the arrow labelled as "B"?

a)

Transportation

b)

Rainfall

c)

Meandering

d)

Erosion

5.

What type of river view is shown within the red border?

a)

Cross Section

b)

Long Profile

c)

Stages View

d)

Plan View

6.

What stage of a river course is represented at Y?

a)

Mature

b)

Old Age

c)

Youthful

d)

Meandering

7.

What type of Erosion occurs at the stage labelled "Y"?

a)

Vertical and Headward

b)

Horizontal or Lateral

c)

Meandering

d)

Depositional

8.

What type of erosion takes place at the section labelled "X"?

a)

Vertical and Headward

b)

Lateral or Horizontal

c)

Transportational

d)

Depositional

9.

What word best fits the blank space labelled as "Z"?

a)

Erosion

b)

Transport

c)

Deposition

d)

Flood Plain

10.

What river feature is most possible to develop at the point "X" ?

a)

A Waterfall

b)

A Canyon

c)

A Meander

d)

A Lake