Water on Land revision quiz

?

1. What is traction?

  • Large particles like boulders are pushed along the river bed by the force of the water
  • Pebble-sized particles are bounced along the river bed by the force of the water
  • Small particles like silt and clay are carried along by the water
  • Soluble materials dissolve in the water and are carried along
1 of 7

Other questions in this quiz

2. What are the four processes of erosion?

  • Hydraulic action, abrasion, attrition and solution
  • Traction, suspension, saltation and solution

3. What are the four processes of transportation?

  • Traction, suspension, saltation and solution
  • Hydraulic action, abrasion, attrition and solution

4. What is solution? (transportation)

  • Large particles like boulders are pushed along the river bed by the force of the water
  • Small particles like silt and clay are carried along by the water
  • Soluble materials dissolve in the water and are carried along
  • Pebble-sized particles are bounced along the river bed by the force of the water

5. What is saltation?

  • Soluble materials dissolve in the water and are carried along
  • Pebble-sized particles are bounced along the river bed by the force of the water
  • Small particles like silt and clay are carried along by the water
  • Large particles like boulders are pushed along the river bed by the force of the water

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Geography resources:

See all Geography resources »See all Water and rivers resources »