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Rivers

Emily Keenan 15 questions

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  1. 1Which of these are flows of water in the hydrological system?
    1. ASurface runoff
    2. BEvaporation
    3. CChannel flow
    4. DGroundwater storage
    5. EPrecipitation
    6. FInfiltration
    7. GThrough flow
    8. HTranspiration
    9. IGroundwater flow
    10. JPercolation
  2. 2The hydrological cycle only has two sections, the atmosphere and the land.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  3. 3How many stores are there in the hydrological cycles?
    1. A3
    2. B4
    3. C5
    4. D6
  4. 4The water shed is the name of:
    1. AWhere the rain falls
    2. BThe edge of a drainage basin
    3. CWhere the water drips off the leaves to the ground
  5. 5What is a confluence?
    1. AWhere two rivers join
    2. BA river
    3. CThe first section of a river
  6. 6What are the main types of weathering?
    1. AFreeze-thaw
    2. BBiological
    3. CRoots
    4. DCarbonation weathering
    5. EChemical
    6. FMechanical/physical
  7. 7What is the name for the route a river takes?
    1. APath
    2. BLength
    3. CCourse
    4. DChannel
  8. 8What features do you get in the mid-course of a river?
    1. AV-Shaped valley
    2. BGently slopping sides
    3. CVery wide channel
    4. DMeanders
    5. EWater falls
    6. FOx-bow lakes
    7. GDeltas
  9. 9Which type of erosion involves rocks wearing away other rocks?
    1. AHydraulic action
    2. BCorrasion/abrasion
    3. CAttrition
    4. DCorrosion
  10. 10Which is the definition for saltation?
    1. AWhen large boulders and stones are rolled along the river bed
    2. BWhen soluble materials are dissolved in the water and carried along
    3. CWhen Pebbled sized particles are bounced along the river bed
    4. DWhen small particles are carried along suspended in the water

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GCSE Geography Quiz on Rivers, created by Emily Keenan on 26/04/2015.
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