Rivers: Flow, Erosion, and Deposition - Interactive Learning Quizzes

Question 1

On either side of a river, what do we call the sloping land?

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Bank

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Source

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Mouth

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Tributary

Question 2

Where does a river begin its journey?

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Source

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Mouth

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Tributary

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Delta

Question 3

Which of these is NOT a way that rivers erode the land around them?

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Evaporation

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Hydraulic action

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Abrasion

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Attrition

Question 4

What do you call a bend in a river?

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Meander

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Waterfall

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Rapid

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Delta

Question 5

When rivers wear away their banks, what is this process called?

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Meandering

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Transportation

Question 6

What process wears away the land and deepens a river's channel?

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Evaporation

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Condensation

Question 7

What is the name for the low-lying land around a river that can flood?

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Floodplain

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Delta

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Estuary

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Tributary

Question 8

What is the name for a smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river?

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Tributary

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Source

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Mouth

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Delta

Question 9

Which type of rock is most easily eroded by the flowing water of a river?

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Chalk

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Granite

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Sandstone

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Limestone

Question 10

What is the name for the area of land drained by a river and its tributaries?

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Catchment

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Delta

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Estuary

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Floodplain

Question 11

What is the name for a smaller river that joins a larger one?

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A tributary

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A branch

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A stream

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A channel

Question 12

What is the process by which a river wears away land?

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Evaporation

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Condensation

Question 13

What is the highest part of a river?

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The source

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The mouth

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The middle

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The delta

Question 14

What is the name of the part of a river where it meets a larger body of water?

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Mouth

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Source

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Channel

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Floodplain

Question 15

What is the name of the area of land that floods when a river overflows its banks?

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Floodplain

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Delta

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Channel

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Watershed

Question 16

True or False: Rivers can flow uphill.

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False

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True

Question 17

What is the name of the area of land that drains rainwater into a river?

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Watershed

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Channel

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Floodplain

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Delta

Question 18

What is the process by which rivers build up land by depositing sediment?

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Deposition

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Abrasion

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Hydraulic action

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Erosion

Question 19

What happens when a river slowly bends and curves over time?

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Meandering

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Oxbow Lake Formation

Question 20

What is the name of the process when rivers wear away the land?

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Meandering

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Oxbow Lake Formation

Question 21

What do we call the wide, flat area of land next to a river?

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Floodplain

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Meander

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Tributary

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Delta

Question 22

Where does a river end?

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Mouth

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Source

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Tributary

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Meander

Question 23

What's the highest point of a river called?

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Source

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Tributary

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Confluence

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Mouth

Question 24

What do you call the place where two rivers join together?

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Confluence

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Source

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Tributary

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Mouth

Question 25

Which of these is a river in the United Kingdom?

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The Thames

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The Nile

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The Amazon

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The Mississippi

Question 26

What is the process called when a river wears away its banks?

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Meandering

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Transportation

Question 27

Which of these is NOT a way that a river changes over time?

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Boiling

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Meandering

Question 28

What is the name of the landform created when a river drops its sediment at its mouth?

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Delta

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Floodplain

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Canyon

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Meander

Question 29

What do we call a small stream that joins a bigger river?

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Tributary

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Meander

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Delta

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Floodplain

Question 30

Which of these areas next to a river is at risk of flooding?

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Floodplain

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Delta

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Canyon

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Meander

Question 31

What is the process by which rivers move sediment?

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Transportation

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Meandering

Question 32

Which of these is NOT a river?

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The Great Lakes

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The Amazon

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The Nile

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The Mississippi

Question 33

What happens to the land when a river slows down and drops the rocks and soil it was carrying?

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The land gets bigger.

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The land gets smaller.

Question 34

Which of these is NOT a part of a river?

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Mountain

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Channel

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Source

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Mouth

Question 35

Where does a river begin?

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Source

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Tributary

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Channel

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Mouth

Question 36

What landform is created when a river deposits sediment at its mouth?

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Delta

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Meander

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Floodplain

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Erosion

Question 37

What is a possible danger caused by rivers?

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Flooding

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Earthquakes

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Drought

Question 38

What do we call a smaller body of water that flows into a larger river?

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Tributary

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Delta

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Main channel

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Meander

Question 39

What is the name given to the bend in a river?

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Meander

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Mouth

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Channel

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Source

Question 40

Which of these can help prevent river flooding?

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Building levees

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Not building dams

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Cutting down trees

Question 41

What is the process called when a river wears away its banks and bed?

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Erosion

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Transportation

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Meandering

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Deposition

Question 42

Where does a river drop the rocks and soil it carries?

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Mouth and floodplains

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Only at the mouth

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Source and tributaries

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Only at the source

Question 43

Which of these is NOT part of a river system?

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Lake

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Main river

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Tributary

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Floodplain

Question 44

What do we call the land that gets covered in water when a river overflows its banks?

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Floodplain

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Meander

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Tributary

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Delta

Question 45

Which of these is a good thing that rivers do for us?

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Providing drinking water

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Eroding land

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Causing floods

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Blocking roads

Question 46

What is the name for the place where two rivers meet?

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Confluence

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Mouth

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Source

Question 47

Which of these is NOT a way that rivers change over time?

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Photosynthesis

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Deposition

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Meandering

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Erosion

Question 48

What is the name of the landform made of sediment at the mouth of a river?

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Delta

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Floodplain

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Confluence

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Meander

Question 49

Which of these is a way that humans can hurt rivers?

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Pollution

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Meandering

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Erosion

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Deposition