Middle Course Features

Which is NOT a method of transportation?

• Abrasion
• Saltation
• Traction
• Suspension

"Rocks rolled along the river bed" is what type of transportation?

• Saltation
• Suspension
• Traction
• Solution

Transportation in river systems has four main categories. These are ...

• Suspension, Solution, Attrition, Abrasion.
• Suspension, Solution, Saltation, Abrasion.
• Suspension, Solution, Saltation, Attrition.
• Suspension, Solution, Saltation, traction.

When the bends of a Meander get close enough they can join, creating a new river path. What is left is called ...

• An oxback lake
• An oxen lake
• An oxcart lake
• An oxbow lake

What is this formation?

• Water fall
• Ox bow lake
• Meander
• Delta

In a meander (curve), where you can expect to have sediment deposited?

• Inside the curve

• Outside the curve

Explain how the features of a meander are formed

• A. river cliff forms on the inside of a river bend as a result of faster flowing water and its load causing erosion and undercutting the river bank. A slip off slope forms on the outside of a river bend where the river is flowing more slowly and deposition takes place
• B. a river cliff forms on the outside of a river bend as a result of faster flowing water and its load causing erosion and undercutting the river bank. A slip off slope forms on the inside of a river bend where the river is flowing more slowly and deposition takes place
• C. a river cliff forms on the outside of a river bend as a result of faster flowing water and its load causing deposition on the bank. A slip off slope forms on the inside of a river bend where the river is flowing more slowly and erosion takes place