All about Rivers

Where does a river start?

• Mouth

• Meander

• Source

• Delta

What is the name of the longest river in England?

What is a meander?

• A big bend in a river

• A big pool of water

• A small river joining a larger river

• A animal that lives in water

What is a tributary?

• source

• mouth

• a smaller river flowing into a larger river

• a pool of natural water

What percentage of the Earth is covered by water?

• 20%

• 100%

• 42%

• 71%

In the water cycle, what does evaporation mean?

• When water is collected into puddles

• The process of turning liquid into vapour from the heat of the sun

• Rainfall from the clouds

• When water runs down a hill and meets a river

Which river is longer? The River Nile or Volga?

• Nile

• Volga

Which river is the widest in the world? The Ganges or the Amazon?

• Ganges

• Amazon

What does the word precipitation mean?

• swimming pool

• waterfall

• rainfall

• puddles

Name another type of precipitation apart from rain.