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WorksheetsRivers EDP Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the starting point of a river called?
mouth
peak
source
channel
What is the point where a river joins the sea called?
neck
mouth
source
basin
What is the imaginary line that separates one river basin from another called?
confluence
equator
watershed
water table
What is a small river that joins the main river called?
confluence
delta
estuary
tributary
Why does a river flow faster in its upper course?
Small rivers can flow more quickly.
There is nothing to block the river's course.
The land is steeper here.
It is pulled by the ocean's tides.
What is evaporation?
the process in which a gas becomes a liquid
the process in which a liquid becomes a gas
the process in which a liquid becomes a solid
the process in which a solid becomes a gas
Which is NOT one of the ways in which rainwater reaches a river?
throughflow
surface runoff
interception
groundwater
What is a feature of impermeable rock?
It is soft and easily eroded.
It allows infiltration.
It has cracks and pores that fill up with water.
It does not let water pass through.
What is another name for rainfall (or any form of water returning to the ground)?
precipitation
participation
predication
pacification
The process in which rocks and stones wear away as they bang against each is called _____.
attrition
suspension
transition
abrasion
The process in which stones act as sandpaper and scrape the riverbed and banks is called _____.
aberration
attrition
abrasion
aeration
The process in which fast-flowing water is forced into cracks in the river bank, breaking it up is called _____.
attrition
hydraulic action
solution
suspension
Deposition is the main job in the _____ course of the river, because here the river has ____ energy.
upper/more
upper/less
lower/more
lower/less
The river channel is small and narrow, and the water is flowing quickly through a V-shaped valley. Which stage of the river’s course is being described?
upper
middle
lower
You are a geography student and you want to study landforms shaped by both erosion and deposition. Where along a river’s course would you look for such landforms?
upper course
middle course
lower course
Along which part of the river's course is a waterfall formed?
lower
middle
upper
A narrow river valley with steep rocky sides as shown in this picture is called a ____.
U-shaped valley
gully
gorge
V-shaped valley
A big bend in a river as shown in this picture is called a ____.
meander
maneuver
mealier
makeover
This picture shows a(n) ____ lake.
horse shoe
oxbow
ribbon
U-shaped
A _____ pool forms at the bottom of a waterfall.
dive
ledge
plummet
plunge
Which of these landforms is created by both erosion and deposition?
gorge
meander
waterfall
V-shaped valley
What is happening at river bank A in this picture and why?
Deposition, because the river has less energy on the inner curve.
Deposition, because the river has more energy on the inner curve.
Erosion, because the river flows faster on the outer curve.
Erosion, because the river flows more slowly on the outer curve.
Look at this picture. If Sally and Mary stand at the same coordinates in 20 years, which statement is likely to be true?
Both Sally and Mary will be standing in the river.
Sally will be dry but Mary will be standing in the river.
Mary will be dry but Sally will be standing in the river.
Both Sally and Mary will be dry.
