Rivers

What landform can you see in this picture?

• Waterfall

• V Shaped Valley

• Meander

• Ox-bow lake

When soluble particles are dissolved into the river it is called:

• Hydraulic Action

• Abrasion

• Saltation

• Solution

Traction refers to the way in which material in the river's load are bounced along the riverbed

• True

• False

Name where the river starts

• source

• trubutary

• mouth

• delta

Which Process involves small pebbles and stones being bounced along the river bed?

• Solution

• Traction

• Saltation

• none of the above

What is the edge of the river basin called?

• waterside

• waterway

• watershed

• water

________________ are streams that flow together to make a river.

• source

• tributaries

• mouth

• drainage basin

Which process involves large boulders and rocks being rolled along the river bed?

• Saltation

• Traction

• Suspension

• Solution

 Deposition is a process that

• Dissolves sediment
• Breaks down rock to form sediment
• Removes sediment from land forms
• Drops sediment to form landforms

What landform can you see in the picture?

• U shaped valley

• V Shaped Valley

• Floodplain

• Waterfall