Features of rivers

What is the beginning point of a river called?

• Estuary

• Source

• Dam

• Reservoir

What is a smaller river or stream that flows into a larger one called?

• Tributary

• Current

• Waterfall

• Floodplain

What is the name for the wide, lower part of a river where it nears the sea? (Where fresh water meets sea water)

• Source

• Dam

• Estuary

• Rapids

What do we call a barrier constructed to hold back water?

• Waterfall

• Dam

• Reservoir

• Floodplain

Where does the water from a river collect in a large natural or artificial lake?

• Estuary

• Floodplain

• Reservoir

• Source

What is the name for a place in a river where the water flows very fast over rocks?

• Meander

• Rapids

• Waterfall

• Current

What do we call a steep drop or vertical flow of water in a river?

• Dam

• Rapids

• Waterfall

• Tributary

What is the flat area on either side of a river that gets flooded when the river overflows?

• Floodplain

• Estuary

• Meander

• Reservoir

What is the term for a bend or curve in a river?

• Dam

• Rapids

• Meander

• Tributary

What is the continuous movement of water in a river called?

• Estuary

• Current

• Tributary

• Reservoir