3. Our changing Earth page 5

What geographical feature is formed when a river breaks up into distributaries and deposits sediments?

• Sea cliff
• Waterfall
• Meander
• Delta

What do we call the individual streams that form when a river breaks up into several smaller channels?

• Tributaries
• Distributaries
• Estuaries
• Rapids

What coastal landforms are created by the continuous striking of sea waves against rocks?

• Waterfalls
• Sea caves
• Glacial moraines
• Estuaries

What are the hollow cavities formed on rocks due to erosion by sea waves called?

• Estuaries
• Sea caves
• Distributaries
• Meanders

What is the term for the wall-like features that remain after the roof of a sea cave erodes away?

• Waterfalls
• Sea cliffs
• Glacial moraines
• Stacks

What do we call the steep rocky coast that rises almost vertically above sea water?

• Beach
• Estuary
• Sea cliff
• Delta

What type of landforms are created by glaciers as they bulldoze soil and stones to expose solid rock below?

• Waterfalls
• Meanders
• Glacial moraines
• Estuaries

What happens to the hollows carved out by glaciers as the ice melts?

• They become sea caves
• They turn into distributaries
• They form beautiful mountain lakes
• They create stacks

What is the term for the deposits left by glaciers, including rocks and sediment?

• Glacial moraines
• Sea cliffs
• Waterfalls
• Estuaries

When a river deposits sediments along its shores, what geographical feature is formed?

• Sea cave
• Waterfall
• Beach
• Delta