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Grade 9 Denudation- work of river

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Greatest agent of erosion, transportation and deposition.

a)

glacier

b)

wind

c)

river

2.

The force of erosion depends on the

a)

gradient, volume of water, load of sediments , velocity of water.

b)

gradient

c)

volume

3.

Erosion and deposition are ________ when _______is high.

a)

minimum, speed

b)

maximum, velocity

c)

medium, velocity

4.

Deposition of sediments take place when velocity is ______.

a)

low

b)

high

c)

medium

5.

The __________the volume of water the greater is the power of ______ and ______

a)

greater,erosion, transportation.

b)

lesser,erosion, transportation.

c)

minimum,erosion, transportation.

6.

_______,______ and __________ depend on the load of a river.

a)

mass wasting, valleys,landforms

b)

mass , valleys,landforms

c)

mass writing, valleys,landforms

7.

place of origin of river is called

a)

source

b)

mouth

c)

course

8.

Place where the river enters the sea is called

a)

mouth

b)

course

c)

source

9.

All the course of river is called _______of a river.

a)

origin

b)

profile

c)

source

10.

Dominant activity of a river in the upper course is _______

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

transportation

11.

V shaped valleys are formed due to ______________ _____________.

a)

down cutting

b)

lateral cutting

c)

upward cutting

12.

Soft rocks gets eroded and creates hollow basin known as _________ _______.

a)

plunge pool

b)

waterfall

c)

hollow pool

13.

World's highest waterfall is

a)

steve Angel falls

b)

saint Angel falls

c)

Salto Angel falls.

14.

Jog falls is in the tributary of river ___________

a)

dandeli

b)

kaveli

c)

Cauvery

15.

Cause of waterfall is due to the difference in the _____ of ______.

a)

slow , erosion

b)

late, erosion

c)

rate, erosion.