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Worksheets8.1.0 Raging Rivers and Living in the Danger Zone Adaptive Bank
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
The wearing away of the land by water, ice or the wind is known as
Erosion
Deposition
Transportation
Discharge
The laying down of sediment is known as
Load
Deposition
Transportation
Discharge
Movement of materials from where they are eroded to where they are deposited is known as
Load
Tributary
Transportation
Discharge
The volume of water flowing through a river is known as
Load
Tributary
Confluence
Discharge
The sediment that is transported by a river is known as
Load
Tributary
Confluence
Discharge
Rivers wear away the land. This in known as (a) .
The amount of water flowing through a river is its (a) .
As a river slows down it lays down sediment. This is known as (a) .
(a) is the term used to describe the sediment carried by a river.
Rivers move materials from one place to another. This is called (a) .
Anthropogenic hazards are
caused by the structure of the earth
caused by weather and climate
caused by water
caused by people
Atmospheric hazards are
caused by the structure of the earth
caused by weather and climate
caused by water
caused by people
Geophysical hazards are
caused by the structure of the earth
caused by weather and climate
caused by water
caused by people
Hydrological hazards are
caused by the structure of the earth
caused by weather and climate
caused by water
caused by people
What is the difference between a hazard and a disaster?
A hazard is the chance something can happen, a disaster is when it actually happens.
They mean exactly the same thing
A hazard is when an event happens and a disaster is the chance it could happen.
Which of these are atmospheric hazards?
Earthquake
Volcano
Tornado
Blizzard
Typhoon
Which of these are anthropogenic hazards? (Caused by people)
E-waste
Tsunami
Acid Rain
Tornado
Floods are always caused by entirely natural events?
True
False
People can make flooding worse by:
Building hard urban surfaces like roads and concrete
Deforestation (cutting down trees)
Climate change
Heavy rain
Which of these are geophysical hazard?
Earthquake
Hurricane
Volcano
Landslide
WHICH TORNADO HAS 200 MPH WIND SPEEDS?
EF2
EF3
EF4
EF5
What are tornadoes?
Naruto's twin brothers.
They are whirling columns of air, with winds that spin super fast.
They are any kind of blowing wind.
They are whirling columns of smoke and fire.
Tornadoes usually occur during...
cloudless days
earthquakes
Room 61's PE game "Pirates of the Carribean"
thunderstorms
How do droughts impact farmers? Choose the correct answers.
Crops may die
Farmers don't lose money
Farmers spend money on irrigation or wells
Farmers may lose cattle
What are economic impacts of a drought?
Low rainfall
High rainfall
Businesses lose money
There are no economic impacts
What is the region in the Midwest called where most of the tornadoes in the United States form?
Windy Plains
Dust Bowl
Tornado Alley
Great Tornado Flats
Danger Zone
What is a drought?
excess flow of water flow over land
An abnormally low precipitation in a place over time.
Continuous rainfall
Falling of water droplets from the sky
About 75% of all tornadoes in the world happen in....
Africa
Vietnam
Mexico
the United States
During an el niño is is much ______ in Australia than normal. This helped cause the Big Dry.
Wetter
Foggier
Drier
Windier
Climate change has caused temperatures in Australia to rise by _____
0.1°C
0.5°C
0.7°C
0.9°C
Lava and Magma
are different types of volcanic rock
are the same but lava is out of the ground
are the same but magma is out of the ground
lava is denser than magma
What type of volcano is this
composite volcano
shield volcano
cinder cone volcano
Shield Volcanos are
tall and pointed
small and pointed
low and spread out
What kind of volcano is this
composite volcano
shield volcano
cinder cone volcano
When lava runs easily and flows out in thin layers it makes a
composite volcano
shield volcano
cinder cone volcano
What happens immediately after a hurricane makes landfall?
It gets stronger
It gets weaker
Its winds pick up speed
It starts hailing
What is a hurricane?
is a type of natural disaster
is a storm that happen over open water
is a spiral of heavy winds
is a mixture of hot and cold air
How many people lost their lives to Katrina?
around 1,833 people
around 1,420 people
an estimated 1,800 people
an estimated 6,900 people
Liquid rock below the earth's crust.
Lava
Cinder
Magma
Ash
Where was Hurricane Katrinas biggest impact?
New jeresey
New Orleans
Houston
New York
What pairs of factors are physical causes of flooding?
Urbanisation & snow melt
Deforestation & steep slopes
Snow melt & steep slopes
Heavy rainfall & deforestation
What is impermeable rock?
Rock that allows water through it
Rock that does not allow water through it
Rock that sometimes lets water through it
Rock that allows water through it during times of flood
Trees and plants acting as an umbrella to stop rain hitting the ground is called ....
Surface runoff
Interception
Impermeable
Erosion
Which of these factors encourages flooding?
A gentle sided valley
Woodland
Urbanisation
Name an impermeable rock
Sandstone
Limestone
Granite
Chalk
Which pairs of factors are human causes of flooding?
Heavy rainfall & urbanisation
Steep slopes & deforestation
Urbanisation & deforestation
Snow melt & urbanisation
Flooding occurs when....
The amount of water in the river is larger than the bank full capacity of the river
The amount of water in the river is equal to the bank full capacity of the river
The amount of water in the river is lower than the bank full capacity of the river
Where is Boscastle located?
East Devon
North Cornwall
South Cornwall
Kent
Which of the statements bellow helped to cause the Boscastle flood?
Boscastle sits at the bottom of s steep sided valley.
There are no trees on the valley sides.
89mm of rainfall fell in 1 hour
The rocks around Boscastle are mainly impermeable.
There had already been a lot of rainfall and the ground was saturated (soaked)
Select the true statements about the effects of the Boscastle flood.
No-one was killed in the flood.
Many people had to be rescued by helicopters from their rooftops.
Many people were injured.
Around 80 cars were washed away.
Some buildings were destroyed.
What is the edge of the river basin called?
waterside
waterway
watershed
water
Name where the river starts
source
trubutary
mouth
delta
What is the name for the place where two rivers meet?
Source
Mouth
Tributary
Confluence
What is the name for the place where a river meets the sea?
Source
Mouth
Tributary
Confluence
What is the name for a smaller river that flows into a larger one?
Source
Mouth
Tributary
Confluence
Water that flows under the ground is known as_______.
Surface run-off
Groundwater flow
Precipitation
Condensation
Where does the energy for the water cycle come from?
The centre of the earth
The sun
The moon
Rain, hail, sleet and snow are all forms of what?
Condenstaion
Precipitation
Transpiration
Evaporation
The picture shows one landform found in a drainage basin. What is it?
Mouth
Source
Confluence
Watershed
Surface run-off is the term given for _____
water flowing under ground.
water flowing through the soil
rain
water flowing over the surface.
