Year 7 Rivers

The start of a river is called the...

• mouth

• source

• tributary

• station

The end of the river is called the

• mouth

• source

• station

• landing

features found in the river are called...

• landings

• landscapes

• landforms

• lamps

We call sections of the river 'courses'. How many are there?

• 3

• 5

• 2

• 4

A flood is...

• when it rains too much

• when the water normally flowing in the river overflows the banks

• when a river is not full enough

• when the banks wear away

erosion is ...

• when new sediment falls into the river

• when the river floods

• when the river drops sediment it is carrying

• when the banks and bed of the river are worn away

what is deposition?

• when the river meets the sea

• when the river drops the sediment it is carrying

• when the river banks are worn away

• when new sediment falls into the river

What is attrition?

• rocks in the river smacking into each other

• air being forced into cracks in the rock

• rocks scraping on the side of the river like sandpaper

• rock dissolving in the water

Which is NOT a form of flood prevention

• Flood walls

• channel straightening

• temporary barriers

• adding fish to the river

Which is a SOCIAL disadvantage of flood defences

• they cost a lot of money

• people think they are ugly

• They last a long time

• they damage animal habitats