OCR Geography AS - Fluvial Processes

Brief quiz on fluvial processes.

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1. Which of these is not a task rivers perform?

  • The transport of sediments and solutes
  • The creation of distinctive landforms through erosion and deposition
  • The conglomeration of sediments into larger masses
  • The erosion of the channels and valleys through which they flow
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2. In a river, what is potential energy?

  • The volume of flow per second
  • The vertical distance to sea level
  • The width of the channel through which the river flows
  • The length from river source to the sea, including tributaries.

3. What is the potential energy transformed into?

  • Channel boundaries
  • Erosive power
  • Kinetic energy
  • Frictional resistance

4. Great increases in energy occur during periods of high flow. Which of these does this factor not increase?

  • The river's potential for a greater discharge (cubic metres/second)
  • The river's potential for erosion
  • The river's potential for sediment transport

5. What is bankfull discharge?

  • The point where the river banks overflow because they cannot contain any more water
  • The point where the river has completely dried up
  • The point where the river
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