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River Tees

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the source of the River Tees?
a)
Pennine Hills
b)
Lake District
c)
Yorkshire Dales
d)
Northumberland National Park
2.
Which feature is formed through vertical erosion in the upper course of the River Tees?
a)
Floodplains
b)
Oxbow lakes
c)
Meanders
d)
V-shaped valleys
3.
What is the name of the largest waterfall in the UK located on the River Tees?
a)
Thomason Falls
b)
Ingleton Falls
c)
Aysgarth Falls
d)
High Force Waterfall
4.
What type of erosion primarily shapes meanders in the middle course of the River Tees?
a)
Abrasion
b)
Vertical erosion
c)
Hydraulic action
d)
Lateral erosion
5.
How long is the River Tees approximately?
a)
120 kilometres
b)
150 kilometres
c)
100 kilometres
d)
130 kilometres
6.
Which type of environment forms at the mouth of the River Tees?
a)
Salt marsh
b)
Sand dune
c)
Wetland
d)
Coral reef
7.
What landform is created when a meander is cut off from the main river?
a)
Oxbow lake
b)
V-shaped valley
c)
Delta
d)
Estuary
8.
What is the primary human activity in the upper course of the River Tees?
a)
Mining
b)
Tourism
c)
Fishing
d)
Sheep farming
9.
What causes the river to widen and deepen as it approaches the sea?
a)
Increased sediment deposition
b)
Decrease in rainfall
c)
Reduction in water flow
d)
Increased evaporation
10.
What is the main reason for the formation of interlocking spurs in the upper course of a river?
a)
Flooding
b)
Transportation
c)
Deposition
d)
Erosion
11.

Which of these features is NOT typically found in the lower course of a river like the River Tees?

a)

A. Waterfalls

b)

B. Meanders

c)

C. Floodplains

d)

D. I don't know yet

12.

What type of hard rock is responsible for the formation of High Force waterfall?

a)

A. Granite

b)

B. Dolomite

c)

C. Whinstone

d)

D. I don't know yet

13.

The River Tees's mouth flows into

a)

The Pennine Hills

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The North Sea

d)

I don't know yet

14.

Where can the source of the River Tees be found?

a)

The Pennines

b)

The Cambrian Mountains

c)

The Grampians

d)

The Southern Uplands

15.

Which direction does the River Tees flow?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

16.

What is the hard rock found at Highforce Waterfall?

a)

Chalk

b)

Whinstone

c)

Limestone

d)

Granite

17.

How does climate impact the geomorphic processes around Highforce Waterfall? Select 2

a)

Temperatures here can often be below 0°C, increasing freeze-thaw weathering

b)

High rainfall making a good supply of water, increasing velocity and the erosion of the river

c)

The lack of rainfall makes the water slow, increasing deposition and decreasing erosion

d)

The soft rock erodes faster than the hard rock leaving an overhang

18.

What is the name of the reservoir in the upper course of the River Tees?

(a)  

19.

What is the name of the source of the River Tees?

(a)  

20.

Which 2 types of erosion are the most significant in forming High Force waterfall?

a)

Abrasion

b)

Attrition

c)

Solution

d)

Hydraulic Action