Weathering and Erosion Impact Quiz

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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

hill
hill

mountain
mountain

delta

Answer 1

The correct response is delta. A delta typically forms at the mouth of a river where it meets a body of water, such as an ocean, as sediment carried by the river is deposited.