Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Rivers Grade 10

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are tributaries?

a)

bends in the river

b)

wide areas of water near the mouth

c)

where the river reaches the sea

d)

small streams or rivers that run into the main channel

2.

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

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

3.
Where would you find a waterfall?
a)
Upper course
b)
Middle Course
c)
Lower Course
4.

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

5.

Where does deposition mostly occur?

a)

Upper Course

b)

Middle Course

c)

Lower Course

6.

Where does erosion mostly occur?

a)

Upper Course

b)

Middle Course

c)

Lower Course

7.
What is the name of the point where a river starts?
a)
 Source
b)
 Point A
c)
 Heart
d)
Opening 
8.

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

a)

drainage basin

b)

mouth

c)

tributaries

d)

source

9.

Which landform can be seen in the photo?

a)

Waterfall

b)

Estuary

c)

Inter-locking Spur

d)

Meander

10.

Pick the correct order

a)

Transportation, weathering, deposition, erosion

b)

weathering, erosion, transportation, deposition

c)

Erosion, transportaion, depositon, weathering

d)

stream "walls" by louis tomlinson

11.
What is the name of the point where a river ends?
a)
Tributary
b)
Water Shed
c)
Confluence
d)
Mouth 
12.

In which form does water rise into the atmosphere when it evaporates?

a)

water vapor

b)

water droplets

c)

snow

d)

ice

13.

What process is happening step A?

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

accumulation

14.

The process by which molecules of water vapor become liquid water.

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

accumulation

15.

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth’s surface because of gravity.

a)

accumulation

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

surface runoff

16.

The river is at its most fast flowing

a)

Upper Couse

b)

Lower course

c)

Middle course

17.

The river is at its slowest

a)

Lower Course

b)

Middle Course

c)

Upper Course

18.

a smaller river flowing into a larger river

a)

headwaters

b)

tributary

19.

Every river has processes of transportation, which are

a)

solution, suspension, corrasion and saltation

b)

solution, suspension, saltation and attrition

c)

solution, suspension, saltation and traction

d)

solution, hydraulici action, corrasion and traction

20.
Solution is
a)
a process of erosion and a way in which the river carries dissolved minerals
b)
just a process of erosion, who are you kidding?!
c)
a process of transportation in which dissolved minerals are carried along the river course
d)
a process of depositon
21.

Read the definition and identify it: "The process of transportation in which the lightest particles of soil and sand that make the river look cloudy as are carried along, is called .."

a)

solution

b)

suspension

c)

saltation

d)

traction

22.

You have "traction" when

a)

the transported minerals are dissolved in the water

b)

smaller particles such as stoned bounce along the river bed

c)

the heaviest particles - large stones and rocks - roll along the river bed

d)

the lightest particles of soil and sand are carried along the river course

23.

What are the four main processes of erosion?

a)

Hydraulic action, abrasion, attrition and solution

b)

Hydraulic action, corrasion, saltation and solution

c)

Hydraulic action, abrasion, attrition and saltation

d)

Ask Ms Daminato, I can't be bothered!

24.

Hydraulic action is when

a)

sand and stones rub against the bank and bed and knock off other particles

b)

the force of the water knocks particles off the banks and the river bed

c)

boulder and large stones carried by the river collide with each other and break into smaller pieces

d)

when acids in the river dissolve the rocks that make up the bank and bed

25.
Infiltration is
a)
when water reaches the soil and flows under the ground
b)
when the water is stopped by the trees and infiltrates into the plants
c)
who knows? Why are you asking me this!?
d)
when the water flows into the sea
26.

What feature would you find in the lower course of a river?

a)

Waterfall

b)

Gorge

c)

Meander

d)

Delta

27.

Where does deposition mostly occur?

a)

Upper Course

b)

Middle Course

c)

Lower Course

28.

Which river process is mostly responsible for the formation of deltas and floodplains?

a)

Erosion

b)

Transportation

c)

Deposition

29.

Build up of flat land on each side of the river that has the potential to flood.

a)

confluence

b)

flat plain

c)

flood plain

d)

watershed divide

30.
Deposition is when ...
a)
Objects are moved along the river.
b)
Objects are dropped along the river.
c)
Objects are suspended in the water.
d)
Objects are move into the ocean.
31.
A meander is best described as ...
a)
A straight section of the river.
b)
A winding section of a lake.
c)
A section of the river that joins another river.
d)
A winding section of a river.
32.
When the bends of a Meander get close enough they can join, creating a new river path. What is left is called ...
a)
An oxback lake
b)
An oxen lake
c)
An oxcart lake
d)
An oxbow lake
33.

What landforms occur in the lower course of a river?

a)

Delta

b)

Meander

c)

Estuary

d)

Levees

34.

Natural levees are....

a)

Man-made structures to prevent flooding

b)

A raised bank on the edge of a flood plain

c)

A raised bank either side of the river due to deposition

d)

Unlevel ground on a flood plain

35.

Rivers can be a little acidic and the acid can dissolve the rock. What is this called?

a)

hydraulic action

b)

corrosion

c)

attrition

d)

abrasion

36.

This diagram shows the height and distance downstream from the river's source to its mouth

a)

Gradient map

b)

Cross profile

c)

Cross section

d)

Long profile

37.

This diagram shows shows the shape of a feature or landscape as if it was cut through sideways

a)

Long profile

b)

Cross section

c)

Line graph

d)

Scattergraph

38.

The volume of water flowing in a river at a certain point, measured in cubic metres per second (cumecs)

a)

Velocity

b)

Cross-sectional area

c)

Hydraulic radius

d)

Discharge

39.

Here the river is eroding downwards very quickly

a)

Upper course

b)

Middle course

c)

Lower course

40.

Here there is high discharge and mainly deposition

a)

Upper course

b)

Middle course

c)

Lower course

41.

Typical characteristics of the middle course of a river:

a)

Steep gradient

b)

Meanders

c)

Angular boulders

d)

Floodplain

42.

Downward erosion, for example of the river bed

a)

Hydraulic action

b)

Lateral erosion

c)

Vertical erosion

43.

Erosion where a river cuts sideways into its banks

a)

Vertical erosion

b)

Hydraulic action

c)

Lateral erosion

44.
In a meander (curve), where you can expect to have sediment deposited?
a)
Inside the curve
b)
Outside the curve
45.
How many stages are there in a river?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
46.
Identify 3 features to identify the old stage of a a river.
a)
A. waterfalls, V-shaped channel, large boulders
b)
meanders, medium velocity water movement, U-shaped river channel
c)
C. flood plain, meander, delta
47.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
48.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
49.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
50.
Sediment in a river or stream that can be seen as clouds floating around is known as...
a)
suspended load
b)
dissolved load
c)
bed load
51.

This part of the river is near the coast where the river becomes salty.

a)

meander

b)

estuary

c)

source

52.
A meander is best described as ...
a)
A straight section of the river.
b)
A winding section of a lake.
c)
A section of the river that joins another river.
d)
A winding section of a river.
53.

What stage of the river moves the fastest?

a)

youthful

b)

mature

c)

old

d)

They all move at the same speed

54.

Where will there be the most erosion?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

55.

Where is the water in the river moving the slowest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

56.

The land sitting next to the river banks which often gets covered in water when discharge is particularly high.

a)

Levee

b)

Delta

c)

Floodplain

d)

Meander

57.
What features are associated with waterfalls
a)
A. Niagara, Victoria, Angel, High Force
b)
B. Plunge pool, undercutting, hard and soft rock.
c)
C. Weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition
58.

Under which of the following conditions would deposition occur in a river?

a)

After rainfall when velocity is high

b)

On the inside of a bend where velocity is low

c)

During a flood when river water leaves the channel

d)

At a river mouth when the river enters the sea

59.

Where on a meander will erosion occur?

a)

Inside of bend

b)

Outside of bend

c)

Middle of channel

60.

Where on a meander is a slip-off slope found?

a)

Inside of bend

b)

Outside of bend

c)

Middle of channel

Similar Resources on Wayground

Unit 3 Review

60 questions

Unit 3 Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

APHG Unit 3 Practice

60 questions

APHG Unit 3 Practice

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Unit 4 Test

65 questions

Unit 4 Test

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Revision Quiz

63 questions

Revision Quiz

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th Grade

World Geography Final Review T4

60 questions

World Geography Final Review T4

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 10th Grade

H1 Bewegende aarde 1-6

64 questions

H1 Bewegende aarde 1-6

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th Grade

North Africa and SW Asia Test Review

65 questions

North Africa and SW Asia Test Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Geography: Asia

58 questions

Geography: Asia

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 12th Grade