WorksheetsFeatures of Youthful River/Upper Course
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 16mins
What types of erosion cause the undercutting of a waterfall?
Abrasion and hydraulic action
Abrasion and attrition
Attrition and hydraulic action
Corrosion and Attrition Corrosion and Attrition
Which erosional landform creates land which links together?
Levees
Meanders
Interlocking spurs
waterfalls waterfalls
Vertical erosion is dominant in the __________ course
Youthful
Middle
Lower
Mature
The material carried by a river is typically called its____________.
carriage
load
storage
capacity
V- shaped valleys, interlocking spurs, a river bed with large rocks and stones, gorges, fast flowing rapids and waterfalls are all features of the ________ course.
Middle
Mature
Upper
Lower
A river which flows into another river is known as a
confluence
tributary
source
distributary
Water splashes against river banks and surges into cracks and openings. This loosens material along the bed and banks and the river carries this material away.
Attrition
Solution
Hydraulic action
Abrasion
Particles such as small stones are bounced along the riverbed as they make their way downstream.
Solution
Traction
Saltation
Suspension
What are the three processes that occur as a river flows from its source to the mouth?
erosion, attrition and abrasion
erosion, transportation and deposition
erosion, transportation and solution
erosion, attrition and corrosion
What landform can you see in this picture?
Waterfall
V Shaped Valley
Meander
Ox-bow lake
Waterfalls are landforms created by....
Erosion
Deposition
For a waterfall to form there needs to be two layers of rock. Which way round must they be?
Soft rock on top of hard rock
Hard rock on top of soft rock
Over time the overhang becomes too long. It is unsupported and so eventually (a) into the plunge pool
This landform is a -
Canyon.
V-shaped valley.
U-shaped valley.
This weathered material moves downslope by _______________ and is transported away by the river.
deposition
mass movement
magic
erosion
Name the landform
Interlocking spurs
Rapids
U Shaped valley
Meander
When the river meets hard rock it can't erode it, so it ....
winds and bends around it
jumps and dodges over it
powers through
gives up
The location where a river begins is called the...
High elevation
Source
River start
Mouth
What stage of the river moves the fastest?
youthful
mature
old
They all move at the same speed
Which of the following is NOT usually found in the youthful stage of a river?
waterfalls
rapids
steep slope
meanders
What does the picture show?
aquifer
oxbow lake
discharge
confluence
What does the picture show?
flood plain
oxbow lake
recharge
headwater
What does the picture show?
runoff
headwater
mouth
run
What is it called when a river drops its load?
Deposition
Transportation
Erosion
Weathering
What is it called when a river wears away the landscape?
Deposition
Transportation
Erosion
Weathering
What stage of a river is closest to the ocean?
Youthful
mature
old
The area of land DRAINED by a river system is called the _____________
drainage basin
mouth
tributaries
source
What are the steps of a v-shaped valley?
Weathering, eroding down, slope transport, v-shaped valley
slope transport, weathering, eroding down, v-shaped valley
Eroding down, weathering, slope transport, v-shaped valley
weathering, slope transport, eroding down, v-shaped valley.
What is a river?
land that is much higher than the land around it. A larger version of a hill.
an opening in the Earth's crust that allows magma, hot ash and gases to escape.
a moving body of water that flows from a source on high ground, across land, and then into another body of water.
