Question

The natural shifting of a river’s course has caused the river to separate into two branches. One branch continues in the river’s previous course. The other branch takes a new route across the land. Eventually, it empties into the ocean. Which landform will most likely form where the new branch empties into the ocean?(1 point)
Responses

delta
delta

hill
hill

mountain
mountain

canyon
canyon

Answer 1

delta

When a river slows as it enters the ocean it drops sediment, building up deposited material and forming a delta at the mouth.