Rivers Quick Quiz 1. What is the beginning of a river called? the mouth the source 2. Which river is the longest in the British Isles? River Shannon River Severn River Tay 3. Which river is the longest in the world? the Rhine the Nile the Amazon 4. Many smaller streams join the main channel of the river. What are these called? meanders waterfalls tributaries 5. Sometimes two rivers meet. What is this called? a confluence a junction 6. The river cuts through the land as it flows. What is this process called? weathering erosion wearing 7. Where is the mouth of the river? in the mountains by the sea 8. What is water that "disappears" into the air called? evaporation transpiration condensation 9. Rivers carry sediment along and drop it further downstream. What is this process called? deposition erosion 10. When the river reaches the flood plain it begins to twist and turn. What are these bends in the river called?
1. What is the beginning of a river called?
the mouth the source
2. Which river is the longest in the British Isles?
River Shannon River Severn River Tay
3. Which river is the longest in the world?
the Rhine the Nile the Amazon
4. Many smaller streams join the main channel of the river. What are these called?
meanders waterfalls tributaries
5. Sometimes two rivers meet. What is this called?
a confluence a junction
6. The river cuts through the land as it flows. What is this process called?
weathering erosion wearing
7. Where is the mouth of the river?
in the mountains by the sea
8. What is water that "disappears" into the air called?
evaporation transpiration condensation
9. Rivers carry sediment along and drop it further downstream. What is this process called?
deposition erosion
10. When the river reaches the flood plain it begins to twist and turn. What are these bends in the river called?
meanders tributaries loops
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