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Rivers

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the river process called that carries material from one place to the other?

a)

Erosion

b)

Transport

c)

Deposition

d)

Evaporation

2.

This is an example of

a)

A Waterfall

b)

A meander

c)

An Oxbow lake

d)

A V shaped Valley

3.

The point where two rivers meet is called

a)

A tributary

b)

A confluence

c)

A floodplain

d)

A Valley

4.

The sun warms the sea, turning water into water vapour, a gas. This is called

(a)  

5.

An example of precipitation is

a)

Water

b)

Snow

c)

Hail

d)

All of the above

6.

The process where water soaks into the ground

a)

condensation

b)

impermeable

c)

infiltration

d)

surface runoff

7.

The process where water vapour changes into tiny water droplets is called

a)

evaporation

b)

infiltration

c)

precipitation

d)

condensation

8.

Small, light particles are carried along as a (a)   . They make the water look cloudy.

9.

Rocks and stones bang into each other, wearing away at each other

a)

attrition

b)

solution

c)

suspension

d)

bedload

10.

This is found in the upper course of a river

a)

meander

b)

gorge

c)

oxbow lake

d)

delta

11.

This is found in the middle or lower course of a river

a)

Waterfall

b)

gorge

c)

v shaped valley

d)

oxbow lake

12.

The (a)   forms because there is softer rock below the hard rock, and it is easier to erode

13.

This is an example of a

a)

meander

b)

oxbow lake

c)

plunge pool

d)

v shaped valley