Revision Reinforcement

Which is NOT a method of transportation? (a)  

• Abrasion
• Saltation
• Traction
• Suspension

Where would you find a waterfall? (a)  

• Upper course
• Middle Course
• Lower Course

What landform can you see in the picture? (a)  

• Floodplain
• Delta
• Waterfall
• Oxbow lake

"When rocks scrape along the river bank and bed" is what type of erosion? (a)  

• Attrition
• Abrasion
• Solution
• Hydraulic Action

Match the following

• Middle course

• 
• Upper Course

• 
• Lower Course

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How is an oxbow lake formed?

• Two meanders merge through erosion. The river deposits the eroded materials which block off the old parts of the river.

• Eroded material is carried by the river and released creating new land.

A meander is a​ ​ (a)   in the river.

• curve
• straightline
• straight line
• gradient

What are the processes of river transport?

• Hydraulic action, abrasion, solution

• Longshore drift and mass movement

• Traction, saltation, solution, suspension

• Traction, hydraulic action, solution

Why do rivers deposit their load? (a)  

• They flow faster
• The flow over a steep slope
• They gain more water
• They lose energy

In its upper course, a river mainly erodes...

• Laterally

• From side to side

• Vertically and laterally

• Vertically