River NHTW

What is the definition of a "landscape"?

• A view of the earth's surface and its features

• A small river that joins a bigger one

• The point where two rivers meet

• An area of land drained by a river

What does "drainage basin" refer to?

• The point where two rivers meet

• An area of land drained by a river

• The wearing away of the land by moving forces

• Sediment is dropped or left when water is flowing slowly

What is a "tributary"?

• A view of the earth's surface and its features

• A smaller river that joins a bigger one

• The movement of eroded material by wind, rivers, waves or glaciers

• Rocks bash each other and become smaller, smoother and rounder

What is "transportation" in the context of rivers?

• The movement of eroded material by wind, rivers, waves or glaciers

• A smaller river that joins a bigger one

• The point where two rivers meet

• Sediment is dropped or left when water is flowing slowly

What does "abrasion" refer to?

• When rocks are scraped along a river bed and banks wearing it down

• The point where two rivers meet

• Sediment is dropped or left when water is flowing slowly

• The movement of eroded material by wind, rivers, waves or glaciers

What is a "meander" in river terminology?

• A bend or curve in a river

• The point where two rivers meet

• A smaller river that joins a bigger one

• An area of land drained by a river

What are "river cliffs"?

• Steep banks formed on the outer bend of a river

• A smaller river that joins a bigger one

• The point where two rivers meet

• Sediment is dropped or left when water is flowing slowly

What are "point bars"?

• Deposits of sediment on the inner bend of a river

• The force of water hitting river bed and banks, wearing it away

• Rocks bash each other and become smaller, smoother and rounder

• The movement of eroded material by wind, rivers, waves or glaciers

Which process describes smaller rocks being bounced along by moving water?

• Traction

• Suspension

• Saltation

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What is the term for when rocks float in water?

• Suspension

• Traction

• Saltation

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