River Features and Processes

What is the process by which a river wears away the land and the riverbed?

• Condensation

• Erosion

• Evaporation

• Deposition

What is the term for the process by which a river drops off sediment and other materials it is carrying?

• evaporation

• infiltration

• deposition

• erosion

What term is used to describe the winding, looping curves in a river?

• curve

• zigzag

• meander

• straight

How are oxbow lakes formed?

• By the movement of tectonic plates

• By the melting of a glacier

• By the cutoff of a meandering river

• By volcanic eruption

What is the flat, low-lying land adjacent to a river called?

• Mountain

• Floodplain

• Canyon

• Desert

What is the term for the triangular-shaped area of sediment that forms where a river meets the sea?

• delta

• estuary

• peninsula

• ocean

What is a sudden drop in a river called, where water cascades over a vertical or near-vertical drop?

• rapids

• swamp

• lake

• waterfall

What are natural embankments that form along the edges of a river called?

• levees

• cliffs

• canyons

• valleys

What are the three main parts of a river, from its beginning to its end?

• Headwaters, tributary, estuary

• Source, stream, ocean

• Delta, floodplain, mouth

• Upper course, middle course, and lower course

What is the term for the area of sediment that forms at the mouth of a river?

• estuary

• delta

• peninsula

• ocean