WorksheetsParts of the River
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the source of a river?
The end of the river
The mouth of the river
The place where it begins
The middle of the river
What is the mouth of a river?
The source of the river
The place where the river flows into another body of water
The middle of the river
The top of the river
What are the upper course features of a river?
Narrow valleys, low energy flow, and gentle gradients
Steep gradients, narrow valleys, and high energy flow
Shallow gradients, wide valleys, and low energy flow
Wide valleys, low energy flow, and gentle gradients
What are the middle course features of a river?
Steep gradient, narrow and shallow channel, straight flow
Gentle gradient, wider and deeper channel, meandering flow
Rapid gradient, wide and shallow channel, meandering flow
Gentle gradient, narrow and shallow channel, straight flow
What are the lower course features of a river?
A wide and deep channel, meanders, floodplains, and deltas
Wide and shallow channel, no meanders, no floodplains or deltas
Steep and rocky channel, no meanders, no floodplains or deltas
Narrow and shallow channel, straight path, no floodplains or deltas
The edge of highland that surrounds a drainage basin is:
A Meander
The Watershed
A Waterfall
The Bank
The flood plain of a river is:
Very hilly
Steep sloping
In the mountains
Generally flat
A stream or river that joins the main river is:
A tributary
A confluence
The mouth
A Canyon
The point at which two rivers or streams meet is called:
A tributary
A coincidence
A confluence
A delta
Rivers erode the land to make what shaped valleys?
U shaped
C shaped
T shaped
V shaped
Flood plains and Deltas are found in which part of a river system?
Upper course
Lower course
Middle course
Every part/course
Waterfalls and rapids are found in which course of the river?
Upper course
Lower course
Middle course
All parts/courses
Meanders are what type of feature?
A steep bank
Turbulent water
Winding curve shapes
A U shaped lake
Which statements below are true about the source of a river? (more than one correct answer)
Found in
The start of a river
A stream or spring often found in the mountains/highland
Deposits sediment forming large deltas
The Iguazu falls on the Brazil and Argentina boarder is an example of what type of river features?
Large Deltas
Large Mouths
Large Waterfalls & Rapids
Large Oxbow lakes
