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Geography
5th -
7thgrade
KS3 Rivers (Meanders, Oxbow Lakes and water cycle)
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat landform can you see in the picture?FloodplainDeltaWaterfallOxbow lake
- 2. Multiple Choice"When rocks scrape along the river bank and bed" is what type of erosion?AttritionAbrasionSolutionHydraulic Action
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which letter has a higher velocity?
A
B
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which letter is there more deposition occurring?
A
B
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which letter has the lowest velocity?
A
B
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which letter has the most erosion occurring?
A
B
- 7. Multiple Choice
What would the river channel look like from B to B'
- 8. Multiple Choice
What would the river channel look like from C to C'
- 9. Multiple Choice
When a waterfall recedes what feature is left behind?
Rock pool
Meander
Gorge
River beach
- 10. Multiple Choice
Give two reasons why meanders get cut off from the river to form Oxbow Lakes
Because they are man made.
When rivers flood the water can cut across two meanders and create a new channel
There are bands of soft rock which get eroded
Once the meanders are cut off deposition occurs to accelerate the formation of the oxbow lake
- 11. Multiple Choice
What do we call the beginning of a river?
Mouth
Start
Erosion
Source
- 12. Multiple Choice
What do we call the place where two rivers join?
Meander
Tributary
Confluence
River Banks
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does the word 'erosion' mean?
It is the break up and disintegration of rocks or soils
It is build up of rocks or soil
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is sediment?
Small bits of rock, soil or sand found in a river
It is part of the water cycle
It is a type of rain
- 15. Multiple Choice
Put these words in the correct order for the water cycle
Condensation, evaporation, precipitation, overland flow
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, overland flow
Overland flow, precipitation, condensation, evaporation
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