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

canyon
canyon

mountain
mountain

delta
delta

hill
hill

Answer 1

delta

When a river slows as it reaches the ocean, it drops sediment it has carried, building up a delta at the mouth.