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River processes quiz

River processes quiz

Question 1 of 11

1

What conditions must be present for a delta to form at the mouth of a river?

Select one of the following:

  • slow current, strong tides, river carrying a lot of sediment

  • slow current, weak tides, river carrying a lot of sediment

  • strong current, weak currents , river carrying a lot of sediment

Explanation

Question 2 of 11

1

In what course of the river are V-shaped valleys present?

Select one of the following:

  • Upper course

  • Middle course

  • Lower course

Explanation

Question 3 of 11

1

Where is the flow of water fastest in a meander?

Select one of the following:

  • The inside

  • The outside

  • The centre

Explanation

Question 4 of 11

1

What are the river landforms present in the middle course of a river?

Select one of the following:

  • Lateral erosion and deposition helps create meanders, oxbow lakes, floodplains and levees

  • Vertical erosion causes V-shaped valleys, interlocking spurs, gorges and waterfalls.

  • Floodplains, levees and meanders.

Explanation

Question 5 of 11

1

What is a plunge pool?

Select one of the following:

  • A pool of water formed by excessive rainfall.

  • A pool formed when water erodes backwards into an area of soft rock as water and rock swirl around.

  • Holes in cliffs formed when rain erodes the landscape.

Explanation

Question 6 of 11

1

Define interlocking spurs:

Select one of the following:

  • As the river erodes the landscape in the upper course, it winds and bends to avoid areas of hard rock. This creates interlocking spurs, which look a bit like the interlocking parts of a zip.

  • Small cliffs which the river cannot erode blocking the view up and down the valley. The cliffs serve as flood-protection.

  • Areas of impermeable soil which are distinctive within the landscape.

Explanation

Question 7 of 11

1

When a river runs over alternating layers of hard and soft rock what is created?

Select one of the following:

  • Oxbow lake

  • Waterfall

  • V-shaped valley

Explanation

Question 8 of 11

1

What features are created when a river erodes laterally creating large sweeping bends in the river channel?

Select one of the following:

  • Levees

  • Meanders

  • Oxbow lakes

Explanation

Question 9 of 11

1

When alluvium (silt) builds up on the banks of a river, what are formed?

Select one of the following:

  • deltas

  • Slipe-off slopes

  • levees

Explanation

Question 10 of 11

1

How many courses are rivers divided into?

Select one of the following:

  • 5

  • 4

  • 3

Explanation

Question 11 of 11

1

How many courses are rivers divided into?

Select one of the following:

  • 5

  • 4

  • 3

Explanation

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