Geography: Rivers & Seas

When you boil water in a kettle, the water inside the kettle and you see steam rising out of the spout. This is called _________ .

• Water vapour

• Water droplets

• Water

• Clouds

The image shows the...

• Water Cycle

• Rock cycle

• River Cycle

• Wind Cycle

When the suns shines on water. It heats the surface of water causing...

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• explanation

When the water vapour cools down, it turns back into tiny drops of water forming clouds. This is called...

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• explanation

When a cloud becomes too heavy the water in the cloud falls back to Earth as rain, hail, sleet or snow. This is known as...

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• explanation

How many COURSES does a river have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Where a river BEGINS is called the ________ .

• source

• tributary

• mouth

• meander

The slopes are steep and the river flows very quickly cutting deep narrow channels in the mountain. This is called:

• the upper course

• the middle course

• the lower course

• The combined course

The river gets deeper and wider as smaller stream & rivers join the main river. This is called:

• the upper course

• the middle course

• the lower course

• The combined course

The river starts to flow slower as the ground becomes flatter and it enters the sea. This is called:

• the upper course

• the middle course

• the lower course

• The combined course