Rivers: Flow, Erosion, and Deposition - Geography Year 1

Question 1

What is **NOT** a part of a river?

Accepted Answer

Forest

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Source

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Mouth

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Tributary

Question 2

What is the name of the process by which a river wears away its banks?

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Erosion

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Meandering

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Deposition

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Transportation

Question 3

What is the difference between a tributary and a mouth?

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A small river that flows into a larger one is a tributary. Where the river meets the sea is its mouth.

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Where the river meets the sea is a tributary. A small river that flows into a larger one is its mouth.

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A tributary is a wider part of the river where it meets the sea. A small river that flows into a larger one is its mouth.

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There is no difference between a tributary and a mouth.

Question 4

What is the name of the process by which a river leaves sediment behind?

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Transportation

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Meandering

Question 5

Which of these is NOT a way that rivers can change the shape of the land?

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Photosynthesis

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 6

What is the name of the area of land that a river and its smaller streams collect water from?

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River basin

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Floodplain

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Delta

Question 7

What is the name of the bend in a river?

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Meander

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Oxbow lake

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Floodplain

Question 8

Where does a river meet the ocean?

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Mouth

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Source

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Tributary

Question 9

Where do rivers usually start?

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High up on a mountain

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At the ocean

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In the middle of a lake

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Under the ground

Question 10

Which of these is NOT a method by which rivers erode land?

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Making deposits

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Hydraulic action

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Abrasion

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Attrition

Question 11

What is the land called when a river drops sediment at its mouth?

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Delta

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Meander

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Floodplain

Question 12

What is the process called by which a river bends and deepens its channel?

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Meandering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 13

What is the name of the tool used to measure the speed of a river?

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Current meter

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Anemometer

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Thermometer

Question 14

When a river wears away the land, what is this process called?

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Meandering

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Oxbow lake

Question 15

How do rivers change the shape of the land?

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Rivers wear away the land, making it lower.

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Rivers make the land higher.

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Rivers make the land softer.

Question 16

Which of these is NOT a way rivers wear away the land?

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Evaporation

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Abrasion

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Corrosion

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Hydraulic action

Question 17

What is the name of the soil and rocks a river leaves behind?

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Alluvium

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Soil

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Rock

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Sand

Question 18

Which of these is NOT part of a bend in a river?

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Levee

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Cut bank

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Slip-off slope

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Point bar

Question 19

How do rivers create waterfalls?

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Folding

Question 20

Where does a river start?

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Source

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Mouth

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Meander

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Floodplain

Question 21

Which of these is NOT something rivers do?

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Make plants grow

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Wear away the land

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Carry sediment

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Create new land

Question 22

What is the name of the flat land next to a river that sometimes floods?

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Floodplain

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Source

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Mouth

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Tributary

Question 23

Which part of a river flows more quickly?

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Riffle

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Pool

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Meander

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Oxbow lake

Question 24

What is a smaller river called that joins a bigger river?

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Tributary

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Source

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Estuary

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Delta

Question 25

Which of these is NOT a way rivers wear away the land?

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By making plants grow

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By hitting it with water

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By rubbing rocks together

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By freezing and thawing

Question 26

Where does a river end?

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Mouth

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Source

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Meander

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Floodplain

Question 27

What is the name of the bendy part of a river?

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Meander

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Riffle

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Pool

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Oxbow lake

Question 28

What is the name for the land on either side of a river?

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Bank

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Shore

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Beach

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Valley

Question 29

What happens when a river reaches the ocean?

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It forms a delta

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It makes a waterfall

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It dries up

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It flows backward

Question 30

Which of these is NOT a way that rivers can wear away land?

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Evaporation

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Hydraulic action

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Abrasion

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Attrition

Question 31

Which of these animals is most likely to live in a river?

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Fish

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Squirrel

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Lion

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Eagle

Question 32

Which river has lots of curves?

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A river with lots of curves

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A river with many branches

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A river that flows straight

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A river that flows to the sea

Question 33

Where does a river usually start from?

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Source

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Mouth

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Middle

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Floodplain

Question 34

What happens when a river wears away the land?

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Meandering

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Building up

Question 35

What is the name of the flat area of land next to a river where sediment is deposited?

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Floodplain

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Canyon

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Gorge

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Delta

Question 36

Which of these does NOT affect how fast a river flows?

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How cold the water is

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How wide the river is

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How steep the river is

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How much water is in the river

Question 37

Where does a river usually end?

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Mouth

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Confluence

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Source

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Tributary

Question 38

Which of these types of rivers has water all year round?

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Permanent river

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Seasonal river

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Intermittent river

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Ephemeral river

Question 39

What is the name of the movement a river makes when it changes its course over time?

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Meandering

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Deposition

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Flooding

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Erosion

Question 40

One way rivers help people is by providing:

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Water to drink and use

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Wearing away the land

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Polluting the environment

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Flooding our homes

Question 41

Which of these is the longest river in the United Kingdom?

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River Severn

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River Clyde

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River Thames

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River Dee

Question 42

Which of these is a smaller river that joins a larger one?

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Tributary

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Mouth

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Branch

Question 43

What is the process by which water gradually wears away the land?

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Erosion

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Runoff

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Evaporation

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Deposition

Question 44

Which of these is NOT a way that rivers can change the landscape?

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Making mountains

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Carving out valleys

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Creating deltas

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Depositing sand and soil

Question 45

What do we call the area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries?

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River basin

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Delta

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Source

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Floodplain

Question 46

What is the process by which rivers drop and leave behind sand, soil, and rocks?

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Deposition

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Erosion

Question 47

What is the name for the high land that separates one river basin from another?

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Watershed

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Floodplain

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Delta

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Source

Question 48

What is the name for the place where a river flows into a larger body of water, like a sea or ocean?

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Mouth

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Floodplain

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Source

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Tributary