Oxbow Lake Formation Quiz

What causes the creation of a meander bend?

• Erosion of a cliff

• Deposition of a beach

• Lateral erosion

• Hydraulic action

What happens at the slower flowing inner bend of a river?

• Hydraulic action

• Erosion of a cliff

• Deposition of a beach

• Formation of a neck point

What is the process called when sand, grit, and gravel in water wear away the banks of the river?

• Deposition

• Abrasion

• Lateral erosion

• Hydraulic action

What eventually forms a neck point in the river?

• Hydraulic action

• Deposition of a beach

• Two outer bends

• Two inner bends

What is left behind after the neck breaks and a new river course is formed?

• A meander bend

• A beach

• A cliff

• An oxbow lake

What is the term for the process where water forces air into cracks in the riverbank, causing erosion?

• Attrition

• Hydraulic action

• Solution

• Corrosion

What is the term for the winding curves or bends in a river?

• Oxbow lake

• Meander

• Delta

• Floodplain

What is the process called when a river deposits sediment on its bed, banks, or floodplain?

• Attrition

• Deposition

• Solution

• Corrosion