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Fluvial Landforms

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fluvial processes refers to...

a)

coastal processes

b)

river processes

c)

highland processes

d)

lowland processes

2.

The lower course of the river has...

a)

mostly erosion landforms

b)

mostly erosion and deposition landforms

c)

no landforms

d)

mostly deposition landforms

3.

Large rocks are most likely to be deposited in the...

a)

upper course of the river

b)

middle course of the river

c)

lower course of the river

d)

never

4.

When river fall down vertically from sufficient height is known as...

a)

Valley

b)

Gorge

c)

Water fall

5.

Name the dotted line labelled B

a)

Confluence

b)

Source

c)

Drainage Basin

d)

Watershed

6.

________________ are streams that flow together to make a river.

a)

source

b)

tributaries

c)

mouth

d)

drainage basin

7.

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

a)

source

b)

tributaries

c)

mouth

d)

drainage basin

8.

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

a)

drainage basin

b)

mouth

c)

tributaries

d)

source

9.
What are three things that rivers do naturally?
a)
a.erode, transport, and deposit
b)
b. dissolve, precipitate, sublime
c)
c. evaporate, percolate, infiltrate
d)
d.none of these
10.

What landform can you see in the picture?

a)

Meanders

b)

Rapids

c)

Estuary

d)

V shaped valleys

11.

What is the land next to the river called and how would you describe it?

a)

Floodplain, steep land next to the river.

b)

Floodplain, flat land next to the river.

c)

Floodplain, flat land away from the river.

d)

Floodplain, flat land on top of the river.

12.
a)
plateau
b)
island
c)
valley
d)
hill
13.
a)
strait
b)
valley
c)
plateau
d)
glacier
14.

A fan-shaped area where a river meets the ocean is called a ____________. This is formed when sediment and rock is deposited at the end of the river.

a)

dune

b)

delta

c)

weathering

d)

sediment

15.
a)
Delta
b)
Glacier
c)
River
d)
Coastline
16.
Land surrounded by water on three sides is a...
a)
mountain
b)
island
c)
lake
d)
peninsula
17.
A deep narrow valley with steep sides is a ...
a)
canyon
b)
channel
c)
plateau
d)
plain
18.
A body of water with land on all sides is a ...
a)
ocean
b)
lake
c)
bay
d)
gulf
19.
A body of water, larger than most bays, with land around part of it is a...
a)
gulf
b)
lake
c)
inlet
d)
bay
20.

Where the ocean meets the land is called the

a)

Shore

b)

Edge

c)

Volcano

d)

Plateau

21.

The photograph shows a valley. Which agent of erosion most likely produced this valley's shape?

a)

blowing wind

b)

ocean waves

c)

moving ice

d)

running water

22.

The bedrock at a certain location is deeply scratched, and in some places is covered by a layer of unsorted sediment. Which erosional agent was probably responsible for these features?

a)

ocean waves

b)

wind

c)

running water

d)

glaciers

23.
Ice sheets once covered the upper northeastern portion of the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Glaciers form when _____.
a)
less snow falls than melts 
b)
more snow falls than melts 
c)
less rain falls than freezes 
d)
more rain falls than freezes 
25.

A _____ is a glacially carved valley flooded by the sea. This is mentioned in the movie frozen!

a)

volcano

b)

moraine

c)

out-wash bason

d)

fjiord