Geomorphology and Surface Processes MCQs Questions & Answers | Geological Engineering

A. Sudden waterfalls in rivers

B. A river in equilibrium between erosion and deposition

C. Tectonic uplift of valley floors

D. Steep youthful stage of a river

A. Increases soil compaction

B. Causes slope failure

C. Reduces cohesion

D. Provides root reinforcement and moisture control

A. Mesa

B. Alluvial fan

C. Tombolo

D. Drumlin

A. Loess

B. Sinkhole

C. Drumlin

D. Cirque

A. Oxbow lake

B. Floodplain

C. Point bar

D. Delta

A. Fine clay

B. Dissolved ions

C. Sand and gravel

D. Silt

A. A desert dune

B. A glacial lake

C. An isolated hill in a plain

D. A river delta

A. Steep valley walls

B. Flat land along a river subject to flooding

C. Rocky riverbed

D. Sand dunes in coastal regions

A. Overbank deposition

B. Base level rise

C. Vertical erosion

D. Meandering

A. Meander

B. Delta

C. Natural levee

D. Oxbow lake