WEALD River Landscapes Quiz

What is deposition?

• The process by which a river carries its load

• Material that is being transported by a river is dropped

• The rolling of boulders and pebbles along the river bed

• Particles bouncing along the river bed

What is transportation?

• The process by which a river carries its load

• Material that is being transported by a river is dropped

• The rolling of boulders and pebbles along the river bed

• Particles bouncing along the river bed

What is traction?

• The process by which a river carries its load

• Material that is being transported by a river is dropped

• The rolling of boulders and pebbles along the river bed

• Particles bouncing along the river bed

What is saltation?

• The process by which a river carries its load

• Material that is being transported by a river is dropped

• The rolling of boulders and pebbles along the river bed

• Particles bouncing along the river bed

What is solution?

• Soluble particles are dissolved into the river.

• Material that is being transported by a river is dropped

• The rolling of boulders and pebbles along the river bed

• Particles bouncing along the river bed

What is suspension?

• The process by which a river carries its load

• Fine solid material held in the water while the water is moving.

• The rolling of boulders and pebbles along the river bed

• Particles bouncing along the river bed

Where is deposition most likely to occur?

• Inside bend of meanders where the river flow is slowest

• Mouth of the river where tidal influences slow the river

• Anywhere the river loses velocity and therefore energy

• River bed and banks where friction slows the velocity

What is transported in saltation?

• Fine material such as clay and sediment

• Large boulders and pebbles

• Dissolved minerals

• Small stones, pebble, and silt

What is transported in traction?

• Fine material such as clay and sediment

• Large boulders and pebbles

• Dissolved minerals

• Small stones, pebble, and silt

What is the "bed" of the river?

• The sides of the river channel

• The bottom of the river channel

• Where the river starts its journey

• Where the river ends its journey