River landforms and channel quiz

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A quiz which tests your understanding of river landforms
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Quiz por Mr D Bishop, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Mr D Bishop aproximadamente 10 anos atrás
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Questão 1

Questão
Waterfalls form when soft rock sits on top of hard rock
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 2

Questão
Ox-Bow lakes form when you break a meanders neck
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 3

Questão
V-shaped valleys form because of vertical erosion
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 4

Questão
Slip of slopes are a depositional feature
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 5

Questão
Floodplains have poor soil for farming
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 6

Questão
How many courses does a river have?
Responda
  • 5
  • 2
  • 3

Questão 7

Questão
What do you need to form a delta?
Responda
  • A shallow estuary to allow deposited material to build
  • Weak tidal currents to allow material to build up and not be eroded
  • Fast flowing river

Questão 8

Questão
Levees are formed both naturally and by man
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 9

Questão
In which course of a river is the land gradient steepest?
Responda
  • Upper
  • Middle
  • Lower

Questão 10

Questão
The velocity of a river is greatest in the lower course
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 11

Questão
As water flows over a delta the river branches into many:-
Responda
  • Tributaries
  • Confluences
  • Distributaries
  • Levees

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