Drainage Basin Revision
Drainage Basin Mastery Quiz
Test your knowledge on drainage basins through this engaging quiz designed for students and teachers alike. Explore the intricate processes of hydrology and the dynamics of river systems with a variety of questions that cover key concepts.
- Understand river velocity and erosion
- Learn about water movement and its environmental impact
- Gain insights into flood management strategies
Why might the velocity of a river fall?
Because it enters the sea or a lake
Both because it enters the sea or a lake, and because there is less water entering the river
Because there is less water entering the river
What is a river basin?
An area that a river flows into
An area drained by a river
The area outside the watershed
What is the order of the drainage basin?
Source, Main, tributary, confluence, mouth
Source, mouth, tributary, confluence
Source, tributary, Main, confluence, mouth
What is transpiration?
The transfer of water from lakes to the air
The transfer of water from plants into vapour in the air
The transfer of vapour from the air into clouds
What is it called when large stones are rolled along a river bed?
Saltation
Solution
Traction
What is impermeable rock?
Rock that doesn't allow water through it
Rock that does allow water through it
Rock that allows water through it during times of flood
What is a long-term response to flooding?
Building dams
Emergency food aid
Water purification tablets
What feature is formed when sediment cuts off the neck of a meander?
A river cliff
A slip-off slope
An ox-bow lake
What does a storm hydrograph show?
How and when a rainfall event affects the discharge of a river
How many storms have occurred during one month
How much rainfall an area has had in one week
Where does most erosion occur in a meander bend?
On the inside of the bend
On the outside of the bend
On the slip-off slope
By definition, a flood is:
An interval of time during which stream discharge exceeds the capacity of the stream channel
An interval of time during which stream velocity increases its discharge
An interval of time during which a stream occupies its flood plain
Which of the following answers are all outputs of the drainage basin system?
Transpiration, Evapotranspiration, River carrying water to the sea
Evapotranspiration, Precipitation, Infiltration
Surface storage, Transpiration, Percolation
What are inputs in the drainage basin?
Where tab water is added to the system
Where water enters the system through precipitation
Where water is lost from the system
Methods that have been used to control damage from floods include:
Relocating entire communities out of flood plains
Construction of dams along streams
All of the above
What is infiltration?
The upwards movement of water to the sky.
The upwards movement of water through tiny pores in the soil.
The downward movement of water through tiny pores in the soil.
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