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What is the mouth of a river?
a) A bend in a river formed by erosion
b) A fan shaped deposit of sediments at the mouth of a river.
c) Where the river empties into a large body of water
d) A meander that has been cut off from river by erosion to form a lake

What is a meander?
a) A meander that has been cut off from river by erosion to form a lake
b) Where the river empties into a large body of water
c) A bend in a river formed by erosion
d) A fan shaped deposit of sediments at the mouth of a river.

What is an oxbow?
a) A meander that has been cut off from river by erosion to form a lake
b) A fan shaped deposit of sediments at the mouth of a river.
c) A bend in a river formed by erosion
d) Where the river empties into a large body of water

What is a delta?
a) Where the river empties into a large body of water
b) A meander that has been cut off from river by erosion to form a lake
c) A bend in a river formed by erosion
d) A fan shaped deposit of sediments at the mouth of a river.

Erosion is
a) The opposite of explosion
b) The breaking down of rock
c) The moving of sediments to a new location
d) The dropping of sediments at a new location

Deposition is
a) The dropping of sediments at a new location
b) The breaking down of rock
c) The moving of sediments to a new location
d) The act of depositing money in the bank

Weathering is
a) The movement of air due to convection
b) The dropping of sediments at a new location
c) The moving of sediments to a new location
d) The breaking down of rock

What can cause weathering but prevent erosion?
a) Plant roots
b) Flooding
c) Tornado
d) Earthquake

What is an estuary?
a) A fan shaped deposit at the mouth of a river
b) A long narrow island that protects the mainland from storms
c) A river of ice that erodes as it moves down hill
d) Area where fresh and salt water mix at the mouth of a river.

What is a barrier island?
a) A long narrow island that protects the mainland from storms
b) Area where fresh and salt water mix at the mouth of a river.
c) A fan shaped deposit at the mouth of a river
d) A river of ice that erodes as it moves down hill

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