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Rivers
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Preguntas del test (15)
1Which of these are flows of water in the hydrological system?
- ASurface runoff
- BEvaporation
- CChannel flow
- DGroundwater storage
- EPrecipitation
- FInfiltration
- GThrough flow
- HTranspiration
- IGroundwater flow
- JPercolation
2The hydrological cycle only has two sections, the atmosphere and the land.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
3How many stores are there in the hydrological cycles?
- A3
- B4
- C5
- D6
4The water shed is the name of:
- AWhere the rain falls
- BThe edge of a drainage basin
- CWhere the water drips off the leaves to the ground
5What is a confluence?
- AWhere two rivers join
- BA river
- CThe first section of a river
6What are the main types of weathering?
- AFreeze-thaw
- BBiological
- CRoots
- DCarbonation weathering
- EChemical
- FMechanical/physical
7What is the name for the route a river takes?
- APath
- BLength
- CCourse
- DChannel
8What features do you get in the mid-course of a river?
- AV-Shaped valley
- BGently slopping sides
- CVery wide channel
- DMeanders
- EWater falls
- FOx-bow lakes
- GDeltas
9Which type of erosion involves rocks wearing away other rocks?
- AHydraulic action
- BCorrasion/abrasion
- CAttrition
- DCorrosion
10Which is the definition for saltation?
- AWhen large boulders and stones are rolled along the river bed
- BWhen soluble materials are dissolved in the water and carried along
- CWhen Pebbled sized particles are bounced along the river bed
- DWhen small particles are carried along suspended in the water
11What causes material to be deposited?
- ATh volume of water in the river increases
- BThe amount of eroded material in the river decreases
- CThe water becomes shallower
- DThe river reaches its mouth
- EThe water become deeper
- FThe volume of water falls
- GThe amounth of eroded material increases
12What do you get at the bottom of a waterfall?
- ADelta
- BMeander
- CPlunge pool
- DV-shaped valley
13Helical motion of a river causes what landforms?
- AMeanders
- BOx-bo lakes
- CEsturey
- DWaterfall
14What are the characteristics of a Arcuate delta?
- ATriangular shape with few distributries
- BRounded shape with many distributaries
- CSicks out into the sea
15What are the characteristics of a Cuspate delta?
- ASticks out into the sea
- BRounded with many distributaries
- CTriangler shape with few distributaries
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- GCSE Geography Test sobre Rivers, creado por Emily Keenan el 26/04/2015.
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- Emily Keenan
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- English
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