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Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
An area of land drained by a river and its tributaries is?
watershed
confluence
drainage basin
A point where two rivers meet is a ...
watershed
drainage basin
confluence
A raised area of land separating two or more river systems is ...
Watershed
drainage basin
confluence
a branch of the main river is ...
watershed
tributary
drainage basin
Melting snow that feeds a river is an
output
store
input
More vegetation cover causes infiltration to ...
increase
decrease
stay the same
A steep gradient causes infiltration to
increase
decrease
stay the same
through fall is
water flowing close to the surface
water flowing above the water table
water falling between the trees
Surface run-off refers to water
flowing beneath the surface
on the surface
in the stream channel
Evapotranspiration refers to water
given off by the soil
water given off by plants
water evaporated from rocks
Infiltration is a
input
output
flow
store
Percolation is a
input
output
flow
store
Attrition
Is the rubbing together of rock fragments
knocking together of rock fragments
pressure causing rocks to break up
Abrasion is the
rubbing together of rock fragments
knocking together of rock fragments
rolling of rock fragments
Saltation is a process of
erosion
transportation
deposition
Suspension is when lighter particles float on the surface of the river
True
False
Saltation is when the rock particles are picked up and dropped
True
False
