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Actions of Running Water Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The removal of rock materials by running water is called:

a)

Transportation

b)

Deposition

c)

Erosion

d)

Weathering

2.

Which of these is NOT an erosional process of running water?

a)

Hydraulic action

b)

Abrasion

c)

Traction

d)

Attrition

3.

Hydraulic action is caused by:

a)

Dissolving of minerals

b)

Force of moving water

c)

Rolling of boulders

d)

Suspension of load

4.

The process where river load hits against bedrock and wears it down is:

a)

Attrition

b)

Abrasion

c)

Corrosion

d)

Traction

5.

The collision of river load against each other causing breakage is called:

a)

Abrasion

b)

Attrition

c)

Hydraulic action

d)

Corrosion

6.

The process where soluble minerals are dissolved in water is:

a)

Hydraulic action

b)

Abrasion

c)

Solution

d)

Attrition

7.

The steep-sided valley in the upper course of a river is called:

a)

Gorge

b)

Meander

c)

Delta

d)

Floodplain

8.

Rapids are formed in rivers when:

a)

Water flows over resistant rocks

b)

Rivers meet the sea

c)

Rivers overflow their banks

d)

Rivers carry dissolved load

9.

A vertical fall of water in a river channel is known as:

a)

Gorge

b)

Waterfall

c)

Oxbow lake

d)

Rapids

10.

Which of the following is NOT formed by river erosion?

a)

Gorge

b)

Levee

c)

V-shaped valley

d)

Waterfall

11.

A river cuts a narrow channel through resistant rocks to form a:

a)

Gorge

b)

Meander

c)

Delta

d)

Floodplain

12.

Interlocking spurs are found in the:

a)

Old stage

b)

Mature stage

c)

Youthful stage

d)

Middle course

13.

Corrasion in rivers refers to:

a)

The rolling of large boulders

b)

Scratching of the bed by river load

c)

Dissolving of minerals

d)

Deposition of silt

14.

A river that erodes downward rapidly produces a:

a)

V-shaped valley

b)

Delta

c)

Meander

d)

Levee

15.

The process that creates potholes on river beds is mainly:

a)

Hydraulic action

b)

Attrition

c)

Abrasion

d)

Solution

16.

Which of these is common in the youthful stage of a river?

a)

Deltas

b)

Meanders

c)

Floodplains

d)

Gorges

17.

Knick points in a river profile usually produce:

a)

Meanders

b)

Waterfalls

c)

Deltas

d)

Levees

18.

River rejuvenation leads to:

a)

Floodplain extension

b)

Incised meanders

c)

Delta growth

d)

Levee formation

19.

The downward cutting of a river is also called:

a)

Vertical erosion

b)

Lateral erosion

c)

Headward erosion

d)

Corrosion

20.

The backward erosion at the source of a river is:

a)

Vertical erosion

b)

Headward erosion

c)

Lateral erosion

d)

Attrition

21.

River capture is mainly caused by:

a)

Headward erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Suspension

d)

Traction

22.

Which feature is NOT associated with river erosion?

a)

Potholes

b)

Waterfalls

c)

Oxbow lakes

d)

Gorges

23.

Corrasion is most effective in:

a)

Upper course

b)

Middle course

c)

Lower course

d)

Mouth of a river

24.

Which of these is an effect of attrition?

a)

Load becomes rounded and smaller

b)

Load is deposited at the mouth

c)

Channels widen

d)

Valleys deepen

25.

The erosional work of rivers is most powerful in:

a)

Lower course

b)

Middle course

c)

Youthful stage

d)

Mature stage

26.

The movement of material in a river is known as:

a)

Deposition

b)

Transportation

c)

Erosion

d)

Weathering

27.

Large boulders rolled along the river bed are transported by:

a)

Suspension

b)

Saltation

c)

Traction

d)

Solution

28.

Small pebbles bounced along the river bed are moved by:

a)

Suspension

b)

Traction

c)

Saltation

d)

Solution

29.

The dissolved load in a river is transported through:

a)

Suspension

b)

Saltation

c)

Solution

d)

Traction

30.

Very fine particles carried within the water are moved by:

a)

Solution

b)

Suspension

c)

Saltation

d)

Traction

31.

Which of the following is NOT a method of river transport?

a)

Traction

b)

Suspension

c)

Corrosion

d)

Saltation

32.

The competence of a river refers to:

a)

The largest size of material a river can carry

b)

The total amount of load carried

c)

The dissolved minerals in water

d)

The depth of the river

33.

The capacity of a river refers to:

a)

The total load a river can transport

b)

The largest particle a river can carry

c)

The dissolved minerals in water

d)

The energy of the river

34.

Transportation is most active when:

a)

The river is in flood

b)

The river is dry

c)

The river is frozen

d)

The river is stagnant

35.

The material carried by a river is called:

a)

Load

b)

Sediment

c)

Silt

d)

All of the above

36.

Which of the following is the finest material carried by rivers?

a)

Boulders

b)

Silt

c)

Pebbles

d)

Gravel

37.

Solution load consists mainly of:

a)

Boulders

b)

Dissolved minerals

c)

Sand

d)

Silt

38.

Which transportation process involves bouncing motion?

a)

Traction

b)

Suspension

c)

Saltation

d)

Solution

39.

Which of these is carried in suspension?

a)

Silt and clay

b)

Boulders

c)

Large pebbles

d)

Dissolved minerals

40.

When river velocity decreases, its capacity to transport load:

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Remains the same

d)

Doubles

41.

Rivers transport the largest load during:

a)

Low flow

b)

Drought

c)

Floods

d)

Dry season

42.

The mode of transport depends mostly on:

a)

River velocity

b)

Width of river

c)

Temperature of river

d)

Depth of river

43.

Bed load is transported mainly by:

a)

Solution and suspension

b)

Traction and saltation

c)

Corrosion and attrition

d)

Suspension only

44.

The heaviest load a river can transport is moved by:

a)

Suspension

b)

Solution

c)

Traction

d)

Saltation

45.

Fine and light materials are usually moved by:

a)

Suspension

b)

Traction

c)

Saltation

d)

Abrasion

46.

Which of these is NOT part of river load?

a)

Sand

b)

Clay

c)

Boulders

d)

Lava

47.

The total amount of load transported by a river is influenced by:

a)

Velocity and volume

b)

Temperature and depth

c)

Width and altitude

d)

Rainfall only

48.

Dissolved load is most important in:

a)

Limestone regions

b)

Volcanic regions

c)

Desert regions

d)

Tundra regions

49.

Coarse bed load is found mostly in the:

a)

Upper course

b)

Middle course

c)

Lower course

d)

River mouth

50.

Which type of transportation makes the water appear muddy?

a)

Solution

b)

Suspension

c)

Traction

d)

Saltation

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