Erosional Landforms Due to Rivers

Q. Large bends formed by rivers are called __________.

1. waterfalls
2. meanders
3. ox-bow lakes
4. water curves

Q. Crescent shaped lakes formed by rivers are called _________.

1. oxbow lakes
2. horseshoe lakes
3. moon lakes
4. crescent lakes

Q. Crescent shaped lakes formed by rivers are called _____.

a) Moon lakes b) Oxbow lakes
c) Horseshoe lakes d) Crescent lakes

Q. When the river is in the youthful stage, it is full of power and energy. At this stage, the river thrashes hard on rocks and creates landforms or features like _________.

1. meanders
2. deltas
3. waterfalls
4. loess

Q. Sort the following stages of formation of ox-bow lakes from top to bottom.

1. River in plains
2. Curving of river
3. Meanders
4. Merging of curve
5. Ox-Bow lake

Q. The Torc waterfalls is located in Ireland.

1. True
2. False

Q. Crescent shaped lakes formed by rivers are called _________.

1. moon lakes
2. oxbow lakes
3. crescent lakes
4. horseshoe lakes

Q. The Torc waterfalls is located in Ireland.

1. True
2. False

Q. The raised banks around the rivers formed due to continuous deposition of sediments is known as .

1. deltas
2. levees
3. floodplains
4. peninsula

Q. Large bends formed by rivers are called __________.

1. waterfalls
2. water curves
3. meanders
4. ox-bow lakes

Q. When the river is in the youthful stage, it is full of power and energy. At this stage, the river thrashes hard on rocks and creates landforms or features like _________.

1. deltas
2. loess
3. waterfalls
4. meanders