1) what is the source of the river? a) the start b) the route of the route c) when the smaller river joins the larger river d) river comes to an end 2) What is a tributary ? a) smaller river flows into a larger river/sea b) area of land drained by a river c) river comes to an end d) river mouth is tidal 3) Erosion? a) river carries the material that it has eroded b) river drops the material that it was carrying c) river wears the landscape away d) shapes the landscape 4) Example of erosion a) solution b) attrition c) rolling d) suspension e) bouncing 5) deposition a) river wears the landscape away b) river carries the material it has a eroded c) river drops the material that it was carrying 6) example of deposition a) rolling b) abrasion c) hydraulic action d) increase in load size 7) meander is what? a) curve/bend in a river b) vertical drop in the course c) areas of high ground that jut out at both sides of a v-shaped valley 8) how is a waterfall formed? a) steep-sided valley b) high ground that jut out at both sides of v-shaped valley c) vertical drop in the course d) curve/bend in the river 9) what is the name of the hole at the bottom that a waterfall creates? a) plunge pool b) undercutting c) overhang collapses d) spur 10) where is an eg of a waterfall a) Liffey b) Slaney c) Torc d) Shannon 11) what is an interlocking spur? a) area of high ground that jut out at both sides of v-shaped valley b) steep-sided valley c) vertical drop 12) where do we find interlocking spurs? a) upper course b) middle stage c) youthful stage d) baby stage 13) how are interlocking spurs formed? a) river erodes vertically as it winds/bends around. creates areas of high ground b) when the river flows over an area of hard rock, lies over soft rock and it erodes creating a drop 14) what is another name for youthful stage? a) upper course b) middle course c) old stage 15) what is another name for the middle stage? a) upper course b) old stage c) mature course 16) what is another name for old stage? a) lower course b) upper course c) mature stage 17) what is a flood plain? a) wide, flat area of land b) horse-shoe shaped lake c) curve/bend in the river 18) how is a flood plain happen? a) large load of sediment is carried and deposited. forms a thick layer and the soil is very fertile. b) neck of the meander is very tight, it erodes away. loop cuts off and then the 2 entrances are full of sediment and gets cut off. 19) what is a oxbow lake? a) horse-show shaped lake b) build up of alluvium on the banks of a river 20) where is an eg of an oxbow lake? a) rivers Liffey and Moy b) Mayo c) Shannon 21) where is the youthful stage found in a mt? a) top of it b) middle of it c) bottom of it 22) where is the old stage found in a mt? a) bottom of the mt b) middle c) start of the mt

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