River Processes

What are three things that rivers do naturally?

• a.erode, transport, and deposit
• b. dissolve, precipitate, sublime
• c. evaporate, percolate, infiltrate
• d.none of these

What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

• evaporating
• condensing
• precipitating
• runoff

Which of the following is the key term that describes the point at which a small river enters another river

• Tributary
• Watershed
• Source
• Confluence

A small stream or river feeding into the main river is known as...

• Confluence
• Source
• Tributary
• Mouth

What is the name of the point where a river starts?

•  Source
•  Point A
•  Heart
• Opening 

The hydrologic cycle is a conceptual model that describes the storage and movement of water between the biosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere, and the hydrosphere. 

• True
• False

Hydrology is the scientific study of water. 

• True
• False

An area of new land at the mouth of a river.

• Sand Dune
• Delta
• Fault
• Glacier

 Deposition is a process that

• Dissolves sediment
• Breaks down rock to form sediment
• Removes sediment from land forms
• Drops sediment to form landforms

Where do deltas form?

• Desert Areas
• At river mouths
• On the Banks of Rivers
• In Valleys Formed by Glaciers