River Quiz

The ______ is an area of land that separates water flowing into different drainage basins.

• Watershed

• Source

• Confluence

• Tributary

The place where the river begins is _____

What this feature is called?

• Levee

• V-shaped Valley

• Waterfall

• Wide Ride Valley

The river circled in the picture is called_____

The feature shown in the picture is created in the ______stage of the river.

Where are interlocking spurs found along the course of a river?

• Upper stage

• Middle stage

• lower stage

The process when rocks that are carried by the river wear away the banks and the bed is called

• Hydraulic action

• Solution

• Attrition

• Abrasion

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

• Traction

• Solution

• Suspension

• Saltation

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

• Saltation

• Suspension

• Solution

• Traction

When the force of the water being carried by the river wears away the bed and banks, this is called

• Abrasion

• Hydraulic Action

• Solution

• Attrition