Landforms

A fan-shaped landform created by sediment being deposited at the mouth of a river.

• Delta

• Canyon

• U-Shaped Valley

• Sand Dunes

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Formed when water acts as an agent of weathering and erosion. The water breaks the rocks into sediment and carries the sediment away.

• U-Shaped Valley

• Sand Dunes

• Canyon

• Delta

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Formed by a glacier that carved a deep valley as it slowly moved forward.

• Delta

• Canyon

• U-Shaped Valley

• Sand Dunes

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A hill or ridge of sand, formed when wind erodes sand and deposits sand in new locations.

• Canyon

• Sand Dunes

• Delta

• U-Shaped Valley

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What land form is this?

• valley
• canyon
• mountain
• plain

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What land form is this?

• plain
• valley
• mountain
• canyon

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Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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The type of formation shown is at the southern end of the Mississippi river. What is it called?

• coastal erosion
• a delta
• a loess
• sand dunes

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Which of the following actions causes the deposition of sand at a delta?

• river water slowing as it enters the ocean
• salt water & fresh water mixing together
• ocean waves transporting sand toward land
• ocean water slowing as it reaches the coast

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A delta forms when the river meets the ocean because:

• the river is colder than the ocean.
• the river slows down and drops sediments.
• the Earth builds up pressure in the river.

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