Rivers (GCSE) L.Douglas

Which of the following options has labelled A-E correctly?

• A) Hill

  B) Drainage area

  C) River

  D)Tributary

  E) Mouth

• A) Source

  B) Drainage area

  C) Confluence

  D) Tributary

  E) Lake

• A) Source

  B) Watershed

  C) Confluence

  D) Tributary

  E) Mouth

What is the area within the red line called?

• Drainage dump

• Drainage sink

• Drain area

• Drainage basin

What are the correct names for the interception processes labelled a and b on the diagram?

• a) Stem fall

  b) Through fall

• a) Stem flow

  b) Through fall

• a) Stem flow

  b) Through flow

What two landforms, that are associated with the upper river valley can you see in this photo?

What are the two main erosional processes at work in the formation of a waterfall?

• Attrition & abrasion

• Attrition

  & hydraulic action

• Hydraulic action

  & abrasion

• Abrasion

  & solution

What is this type of drainage pattern called?

What name is given to a simplified diagram of the river from its source to its mouth.  

• Long profile

• Left profile

• Cross profile

• Longitude profile

What erosional process is being described below?

This is a chemical reaction (dissolving) between the water (i.e. the river) and some minerals in the rocks that are in the river’s channel (river bed and banks).

• Collision

• Salinisation

• Abrasion

• Solution

Which transportation processes is being described below?

Fine light material (silt) is carried along in the water. 

What is the name for the river transportation process that involves dragging and rolling larger rocks along the river bed?

• Saltation

• Traction

• Taction

• Saltering