1) What sort of erosion is being described here? ‘The pressure of the water as it forces itself over bed and banks causes erosion’ a) Attrition b) Hydraulic Action c) Solution d) Abrasion 2) What sort of erosion is being described here? ‘Rocks wear away the bed and banks by rubbing against them?’ a) Attrition b) Hydraulic Action c) Solution d) Abrasion 3) What sort of erosion is being described here? ‘Rocks are worn away as their sharp edges knock against each other?’ a) Attrition b) Hydraulic Action c) Solution d) Abrasion 4) 3. What sort of transportation is being described here ‘material which is rolled along the river bed’ a) Traction b) Saltation c) Solution d) Suspension 5) What sort of erosion is being described here 'The river wears away the land at the side of the river.' a) Vertical b) Headward c) Lateral d) Corrosion 6) What is saltation? a) Where rocks bang together and break up b) When rocks float along the river c) When material is dropped by a river d) When material bounces along the river bed 7) What is abrasion a) Where the force of the water wears away rock b) Where rocks are rolled along the river bed c) Where rocks wear away the bed and banks of a river d) Where rocks bang together and break up 8) What is attrition? a) When rocks are rolled along a river bed b) When rocks bang together and break up c) When the power of water wears away frock d) When material floats along in the river 9) Which of the following is the power of water wearing rock or land away a) Solution b) Hydraulic Action c) Traction d) Corrosion 10) Which landform is created as a result of deposition? a) Waterfall b) V-shaped valley c) Delta d) Source

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