River Processes - GCSE Geography

Question 1

Name the process: The wearing away of rock due to scraping along the river bed and banks

Accepted Answer

Abrasion

Question 2

Name the process: The wearing away of rock by bashing and crashing into other rocks

Accepted Answer

Attrition

Question 3

What is transportation?

Accepted Answer

bed load carried along by the current of the river

Question 4

Name the process: The wearing away of rocks due to a weak acid in the river water dissolving it

Accepted Answer

Corrosion

Question 5

Which course of the river has the most deposition taking place?

Accepted Answer

Lower

Question 6

Name the process: bed load is carried along with the current of the river

Accepted Answer

Suspension

Question 7

Which of these landforms are found in the middle course?

Accepted Answer

meander

Question 8

Name the process: The wearing away of rock due to the FORCE of the water

Accepted Answer

Hydraulic Action

Question 9

Name the process: bed load are dissolved by weak acid in the water and carried along

Accepted Answer

Solution

Question 10

Name the process: The rolling of bed load along the river bed

Accepted Answer

Traction

Question 11

Which course of the river has the most erosion taking place?

Accepted Answer

Upper

Question 12

Which of these landforms has been created through erosion?

Accepted Answer

waterfall

Question 13

What is deposition?

Accepted Answer

the velocity of the river is slow and it drops it's load

Question 14

Name the process: The bouncing of bed load along the river bed

Accepted Answer

Saltation

Question 15

What is erosion?

Accepted Answer

the gradual wearing away of the river bed and banks

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