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Rivers

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A river's ________________ is the starting point of the river.

a)

source

b)

triutaries

c)

mouth

d)

drainage basin

2.

The place where the river end in the sea or large lake is called the ___________.

a)

source

b)

tributaries

c)

mouth

d)

drainage basin

3.
"I am a smaller river joining a larger river" What am I?
a)
Confluence
b)
Tributary 
c)
Drainage Basin
d)
Watershed
4.

The area of land DRAINED by a river system is called the _____________

a)

drainage basin

b)

mouth

c)

tributaries

d)

source

5.
An imaginary line separating one drainage basin from the next
a)
Flood plain
b)
Drainage basin
c)
Watershed
d)
Confluence
6.
The section where a smaller river joins a larger river is called a ...
a)
Tributary
b)
Congruence
c)
Confluence
d)
Convergence
7.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

The Nile River

b)

The mouth

c)

The Indus River

8.

What name is given to the bottom of the river?

a)

River Bank

b)

River Bed

c)

Delta

9.

What are the sides of the river called?

a)

River Bank

b)

Channel

c)

River Bed

10.

What are the three processes that occur as a river flows from its source to the mouth?

a)

erosion, attrition and abrasion

b)

erosion, transportation and deposition

c)

erosion, transportation and solution

d)

erosion, attrition and corrosion

11.
There are four main types of erosion for rivers. Which answer is correct.
a)
Hydraulic Action, Attrition, Rubbing, Silting
b)
Hydraulic Action, Abrasion, Deposition, Solution
c)
Hydraulic Action, Abrasion, Silting, Solution
d)
Hydraulic Action, Solution, Abrasion, Attrition
12.
"When rocks scrape along the river bank and bed" is what type of erosion?
a)
Attrition
b)
Abrasion
c)
Solution
d)
Hydraulic Action
13.

The process of erosion where rocks bang together becoming rounder, smaller and smoother is called...

a)

Hydraulic Action

b)

Attrition

c)

Abrasion

d)

Solution

14.

This method of erosion is when the force of water breaks the river bed and banks.

a)

Attrition

b)

Abrasion

c)

Solution

d)

Hydraulic Action

15.

This method of erosion is when some particles are dissolved in the weak acids of water.

a)

Solution

b)

Abrasion

c)

Attrition

d)

Hydraulic Action

16.

Deposition is when ...

a)

The river load is moved along the river.

b)

The river load is dropped along the river.

c)

The river load is suspended in the water.

d)

The river load is moved into the ocean.

17.

At what stage of a river does erosion mostly occur?

a)

Youthful stage

b)

Mature stage

c)

Old stage

18.

At what stage of a river does deposition mostly occur?

a)

Youthful stage

b)

Mature stage

c)

Old stage

19.

At what stage of a river does transportation mostly occur?

a)

Youthful stage

b)

Mature stage

c)

Old stage

20.

At what stage of the river does water flow the fastest?

a)

Youthful stage

b)

Mature stage

c)

Old stage

21.

The valley walls of a river are the steepest at which river stage?

a)

Youthful stage

b)

Mature stage

c)

Old stage

22.

What landform can you see in this picture?

a)

Waterfall

b)

V Shaped Valley

c)

Meander

d)

Ox-bow lake