Lesson Y7-U03-L06

Meanders and Ox-bow Lakes Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 3

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U03-L06, Meanders and Ox-bow Lakes: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 3: Year 7: Rivers and the Water Cycle, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What is a bend or loop in a river called?

    • A waterfall
    • An ox-bow lake
    • A V-shaped valley
    • A meander

  2. On a meander, which bend has fast, deep water?

    • Middle bend
    • Straight section
    • Outer bend
    • Inner bend

  3. What is the steep bank cut into the outer bend called?

    • Floodplain
    • Slip-off slope
    • Meander neck
    • River cliff

  4. What is the gentle, sandy bank built up on the inner bend called?

    • Interlocking spur
    • River cliff
    • V-shaped valley
    • Slip-off slope

  5. Which process forms the river cliff on a meander bend?

    • Erosion
    • Weathering
    • Transportation
    • Deposition

  6. Which process forms the slip-off slope on the inner bend?

    • Corrosion
    • Deposition
    • Attrition
    • Erosion

  7. What is the narrow strip of land between two tight meander bends called?

    • Meander neck
    • Drainage basin
    • Estuary
    • River mouth

  8. What name is given to a curved lake left behind when a meander is cut off?

    • Reservoir
    • Ox-bow lake
    • Ribbon lake
    • Tributary

  9. On a meander cross-section, where is the fastest water found?

    • River bed
    • Inner bend
    • Surface centre
    • Outer bend

  10. Which meander feature contains the deepest water?

    • Slip-off slope
    • Floodplain
    • River cliff
    • Meander neck

  11. Why does deposition happen on the inner bend of a meander?

    • Water is fast
    • Rock is hard
    • Water is deep
    • Water is slow

  12. What event usually causes a river to break through a meander neck?

    • Flood
    • Drought
    • Tide
    • Freeze

  13. What feature does a river breach during a flood to straighten its course?

    • Estuary mouth
    • Slip-off slope
    • River cliff
    • Meander neck

  14. What forms when a narrow meander neck is breached and sealed off?

    • Waterfall
    • V-shaped valley
    • Levee
    • Ox-bow lake

  15. As a meander's outer bend erodes, what happens to the bend over time?

    • It straightens completely
    • It moves upstream
    • It becomes a waterfall
    • It migrates sideways

  16. What process seals the ends of an abandoned meander to form an ox-bow lake?

    • Hydraulic action
    • Attrition
    • Erosion
    • Deposition

  17. What causes an abandoned ox-bow lake to eventually dry up and disappear?

    • Sediment deposition
    • Coastal erosion
    • Evaporation
    • Direct infiltration

  18. On a meander, where does faster water flow to cause the most erosion?

    • River bed
    • Outer bend
    • River mouth
    • Inner bend

  19. What is the narrow strip of land between two close meander bends called?

    • Levee
    • Floodplain
    • Neck
    • Slip-off slope

  20. What feature is typically found on the inner bend of a river meander?

    • Waterfall
    • Slip-off slope
    • River cliff
    • V-shaped valley

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