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- 1. Fill in the Blank
What is the end of a river known as?
- 2. Fill in the Blank
What is the start of a river known as?
- 3. Fill in the Blank
What is a bend in the river known as?
- 4. Fill in the Blank
What is an area of land drained by one river and it's tributaries known as?
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which way does a river flow?
Source to mouth
Mouth to source
- 6. Multiple Choice
Identify which part of the river you would find the mouth.
Upper
Middle
Lower
- 7. Multiple Choice
A stream or river that joins the main river is:
A tributary
A confluence
The mouth
A Canyon
- 8. Multiple Choice
Meanders are what type of feature?
A steep bank
Turbulent water
Winding curve shapes
A U shaped lake
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat river feature does this picture show?Oxbow LakeMeanderEstuaryTributary
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat does this image show?Oxbow LakeHeadwatersRunoff
Estuary
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhen water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vaporcondensationevaporationtranspirationrunoff
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhen water vapor s cooled and forms droplets-CondensationEvaportationTranspirationRun-off
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAfter condensation, the droplets of water in the clouds fall to the earth in different formsprecipitationcondensationevaporationground water
- 14. Multiple ChoiceForms of precipitation are-only sleet and snowrain, sleet, hail, and snowonly dew and rainonly snow and rain
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe water cycle has no start or endtruefalse
- 16. Multiple Choice
A ………………………………. is the area of land drained by a river system ( a river and its tributaries).
Watershed
Drainage Basin
Confluence
Water table
- 17. Multiple Choice
Drainage basins are separated by ………………………….
Watersheds
Water tables
Walls
Communities
- 18. Multiple Choice
A river’s source is it’s ___________ point.
ending
starting
middle
- 19. Multiple Choice
The rivers flow downhill until they reach ____________.
an ocean or a sea
a waterfall
a lake
- 20. Multiple Choice
Identify which part of the river you would find the source.
Upper
Middle
Lower
- 21. Multiple Choice
Identify which part of the river you would find the mouth.
Upper
Middle
Lower
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is occurring at A in the diagram?runoffprecipitationevaporationcondensation
- 23. Multiple Choice
The flat area beside a river that is covered in water during a flood event.
deltaV-shaped valleyflood plainalluvial fan - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags