Geography - Water on the Land

A quiz about the Geography Unit called "Water on the Land"

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  • Created by: MrBryce
  • Created on: 30-03-13 00:27

1. What is Attrition?

  • Rocks tap against eachother making angular rocks become smooth
  • Rivers pick up stones and use them erode the sides of the valley
  • A type of Mechanical Weathering
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2. Which of the options are NOT evidence that the river is in it's Upper Course?

  • Nearby land is low
  • The river is narrow
  • The river is wide

3. What are 'Levees'?

  • Big rocks/Boulders being rolled along the river bed
  • Natural Embankments along the edge of a river channel
  • When the river floods, this is the area that flood water covers

4. Which of the options are present when a river drops its load?

  • Water is deeper
  • Volume of water in the river falls
  • Volume of eroded material decreases

5. What is the 'Lag Time' on a Hydrograph

  • Height of rainfall vs. Height in river
  • Delay between peak rainfall and peak discharge
  • Increase in rivers discharge in one hour
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