A Quiz About Rivers: Trivia!
12 Questions
| Total Attempts: 48
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Questions and Answers
- 1.Erosion is layers of bits of rock, sand, and plants that fall to the bottom of the river bed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.A deep, steep river valley is called ____
- A.
A watershed
- B.
A flood plain
- C.
A river valley
- D.
A canyon
- 3.The MacKenzie River is mainly used to transport lumber and other goods.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.This river was important for gold prospectors.
- A.
Athabasca River
- B.
Fraser River
- C.
St. Lawrence River
- D.
St. John River
- 5.An area of low land, that water flows into is called _____
- A.
A basin
- B.
A canyon
- C.
A watershed
- D.
A flood plain
- 6.The river mouth is another name for the start of the river.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.An area of land that drains water into a particular body of water is called ____
- A.
A water shed
- B.
A tributary
- C.
A delta
- D.
A river valley
- 8.Which river is NOT mainly used as a source of hydroelectricity?
- A.
South Saskatchewan River
- B.
Churchill River
- C.
Ottawa River
- D.
St. Lawrence River
- 9.The St. John River was home to early settlers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.What is the correct order of the rivers from SHORTEST to LONGEST?
- A.
St. Lawrence, Fraser, St. John, MacKenzie
- B.
St. John, Fraser, St. Lawrence , MacKenzie
- C.
St. John, St. Lawrence, Fraser, MacKenzie
- D.
Fraser, St. John, MacKenzie, St. Lawrence
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