A(n) ________ forms due to

A. levee; river flow velocity decreases, depositing sediments near the channel margins as water spreads out over a floodplain during a flood.
B. point bar; river flow slowing down on the inside of meander bends, depositing sediments.
C. oxbow lake; as rivers cut off segments of their channel creating curvy looking lakes.
D. cut bank; river flow speeding up on the outside of meander bends eroding sediments.
E. All of these choices are correct.


Answer: E

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