Rivers

Question 1

5 stages of river transportation

Answer 1

Rolling,bouncing,solution,suspension

Question 2

4 processes of river erosion

Answer 2

Hydraulic Action– The force of the
moving water wears away the banks and
bed of the river.

Abrasion– Small stones carried by the
river wear away at the the banks and
bed of the river

Attrition– The small stones in the river
are worn down and broken up as they hit
off each other

Solution– Rocks and soil are dissolved
by acids in the water.

Question 3

Stages of a rivers journey

Answer 3

 The Upper or Youthful Stage
 The Middle or Mature Stage
 The Lower or Old Stage

Question 4

Landforms of the Youthful Stage Three features created in the youthful stage
are….

Answer 4

1. V-shaped Valleys
2. Interlocking Spurs
3. Waterfalls

Question 5

Landforms of the Mature Stage

Answer 5

In the Mature Stage the river begins to slow down,
and so it begins to deposit some of its load. It
creates the following features.
1. Wide river valley
2. Meanders
3. Flood plain

Question 6

Landforms of the Old Stage

Answer 6

The following features or landforms are
created by river deposition in the Old Stage.
1. Ox-Bow Lakes
2. Levees
3. Delta

Question 7

Course

Answer 7

The route the river takes to the sea

Question 8

Source

Answer 8

Where the river starts

Question 9

What is hydraulic action

Answer 9

The force of the moving water wears away the banks and bed of the river

Question 10

Basin

Answer 10

The land drained by a river

Question 11

What happens in the mature stage

Answer 11

The river slows down and starts to deposit some of its load

Question 12

What happens in the youthful stage?

Answer 12

The river has a small amount water,it travels very quickly down a slope the energy from this is used to erode