Geography Quiz on Rivers

What process involves the wearing away of land by natural forces such as water or wind?

• Deposition

• Transportation

• Erosion

• Condensation

Where does vertical erosion primarily take place?

• At low altitudes

• In the middle course

• At high altitudes

• In the lower course

Which transportation process moves the largest rocks in a river?

• Traction

• Suspension

• Solution

• Saltation

What landform is commonly found in the upper course of a river?

• Waterfalls

• Deltas

• Floodplains

• Meanders

What is the process called when water is turned into water droplets as it cools down?

• Erosion

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

What is the term for smaller river channels that flow into larger rivers?

• Tributaries

• Floodplains

• Estuaries

• Deltas

What type of erosion involves rocks carried by the river scraping along the bed and banks?

• Abrasion

• Hydraulic action

• Attrition

• Solution

What is the term for the process by which a river's load is dropped?

• Deposition

• Transportation

• Erosion

• Attrition

Which type of river erosion involves the dissolving of soluble minerals?

• Solution

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Hydraulic action

What is the name of the process where water vapor turns into liquid water?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration