Which landform is formed on the outside of a meander due to faster river speeds?

Which landform is formed on the outside of a meander due to faster river speeds?

• A. Alluvium
• B. Mouth
• C. River Cliff
• D. Slip Off Slope

Answer: (C)

When a river carves a bend, the outside of the bend has higher velocity and energy, so it erodes the bank and undercuts it, creating a steep, exposed cliff known as a river cliff. This contrasts with the inside of the bend, where slower flow deposits sediment to form a gentler slip-off slope. Alluvium is the material deposited, not the landform itself, and the mouth is where a river ends its course. So the landform formed on the outside due to faster speeds is the river cliff.

When a river carves a bend, the outside of the bend has higher velocity and energy, so it erodes the bank and undercuts it, creating a steep, exposed cliff known as a river cliff. This contrasts with the inside of the bend, where slower flow deposits sediment to form a gentler slip-off slope. Alluvium is the material deposited, not the landform itself, and the mouth is where a river ends its course. So the landform formed on the outside due to faster speeds is the river cliff.