Rivers Quiz

The end of a river is called...

• mouth

• headwaters

• tributary

• confluence

When two or more rivers meet it is called...

• tributary

• mouth

• headwaters

• confluence

The ground of a floodplain is:

• hilly

• Steep

• In the mountains

• flat

A stream or river that joins the main river is:

• A tributary

• A confluence

• The mouth

• A Canyon

Meanders are what type of feature in a river?

• A steep bank

• Turbulent water

• Winding curve shapes

• A U shaped lake

The place where a river starts is called:

• source

• trubutary

• mouth

• delta

What is this river feature called?

• ox-bow lake

• meander

• mouth

• estuary

The part of land that floods when a river overflows is called a:

• Floodplain

• Estuary

• Delta

• Watershed

Where is MOST of Earth's freshwater stored?

• In the air.

• Underground

• In lakes and rivers

• Ice caps and glaciers

Any type of liquid that falls to the Earth is called:

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff