Year 7 - Rivers - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Where does a river start?

Mouth

Source

Confluence

Tributary

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is a river profile?

A line representing the river from its source to its mouth.

A line from one river bank to another

The point where a river starts

An area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What are the characteristics of the upper course of a river?

Wide, deep channel

Shallow, narrow channel

Widest, deepest channel

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Identify the characteristics of the middle course of a river.

Medium gradient, gently sloping valley sides with a wider, deeper channel.

Gentle gradient, very wide, almost flat valley, very wide and deep river channel.

Steep gradient, v-shaped valley, steep sides and narrow, shallow channel.

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Where is vertical erosion the most dominant along the long profile of a river?

Upper course

Middle course

Lower course

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When soluble particles are dissolved into the river it is called:

Hydraulic Action

Abrasion

Saltation

Solution

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which Transportation process involves large boulders and rocks being rolled along the river bed?

Saltation

Traction

Suspension

Solution

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which Transportation process involves small pebbles and stones being bounced along the river bed?

Solution

Traction

Saltation

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the edge of the river basin called?

waterside

waterway

watershed

water

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

________________ are streams that flow together to make a river.

source

tributaries

mouth

drainage basin

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The area of land DRAINED by a river system is called the _____________

drainage basin

mouth

tributaries

source

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What of these landforms are found in the upper course?

V-Shaped Valley

Meander

Delta

Oxbow lake

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What landforms occur in the middle course of a river?

Meanders

V-shape valleys

Delta

Estuary

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

_______________ occurs on the inside bend because the river loses its energy

deposition

transportation

erosion

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is abrasion?

Rocks rubbing away the river bed like sandpaper

Small rocks hitting into each other

Acidic water dissolving rocks

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of these is a human cause of flooding?

Heavy rainfall

Natural Hazards

Impermeable rocks

Deforestation

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The point where a smaller river joins a larger river is called a ...

Tributary

Congruence

Confluence

Convergence

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which section of the river are waterfalls usually found in?

Upper

Lower

Middle

All three sections

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