River Quiz
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This quiz tests your knowledge of rivers and river features.
- 1.The place where a river begins is called its:
- A.
Spring
- B.
Confluence
- C.
Source
- D.
Watershed
- 2.A river which flows into another river is called a:
- A.
Confluence
- B.
Tributary
- C.
Watershed
- D.
Drainage basin
- 3.The high land which separates one drainage basin from another is called a:
- A.
Mountain
- B.
Drainage system
- C.
Confluence
- D.
Watershed
- 4.A river erodes in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
- A.
Oxidation
- B.
Solution
- C.
Hydraulic action
- D.
Attrition
- 5.The term "corassion" refers to:
- A.
The process by which rivers dissolve soluble minerals
- B.
The process by which rivers grind their load against their bed and banks.
- C.
The erosion of material from the bed and banks of a river by the water itself.
- D.
Material such as rocks and stones colliding with each other
- 6.The term "hydraulic action" refers to the force of the water itself, which helps to loosen material from the bed and banks of a river.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The term "traction" refers to the way in which materials in the river's load are bounced along the riverbed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Tiny particles such as silt are usually transported:
- A.
In solution
- B.
In suspension
- C.
By saltation
- D.
By traction
- 9.As a river begins to lose energy, material carried in suspension is deposited first and the rest of the load is carried farther.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.
- A.
Lower course
- B.
Middle course
- C.
Upper course
- D.
None of the above
- 11.Which of these features would you NOT expect to find in the upper course of a river?
- A.
Braiding
- B.
Interlocking spurs
- C.
Waterfalls
- D.
Rapids
- 12.As a waterfall retreats upstream, it creates a feature called:
- A.
A V-shaped valley
- B.
Interlocking spurs
- C.
A river cliff
- D.
Gorge
- 13.In the middle course of a river one would expect to find:
- A.
Waterfalls and gorges
- B.
River cliffs and slip off slopes
- C.
Ox bow lakes and levees
- D.
V-shaped valleys and rapids
- 14.Waterfalls commonly form where a river crosses a band of resistant rock.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.V- shaped valleys are usually found in the middle course of a river.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.This feature is formed when a meander is abandoned by a river.
- A.
Ox bow lake
- B.
Braiding
- C.
Levee
- D.
Interlocking spurs
- 17.Natural embankments created alongside a river are known as:
- A.
Interlocking spurs
- B.
Deltas
- C.
Levees
- D.
Flood plains
- 18.A piece of land which formed as a result of a river depositing sediment into the sea is called:
- A.
A delta
- B.
A levee
- C.
An example of braiding
- D.
An ox bow lake
- 19.When a river divides for various distances into two or more channels, this is known as:
- A.
Levees
- B.
Ox bow lakes
- C.
A slip off slope
- D.
Braiding
- 20.In the lower course mostly ___________ takes place.
- A.
Erosion
- B.
Transportation
- C.
Deposition
- D.
Traction
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