WorksheetsWaterfalls
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
The river undercuts the hard rock, creating an overhang.
True
False
"Water cuts into the rock and wears it away," This is called...
sediment
deposition
erosion
What landform can you see in this picture?
Waterfall
V Shaped Valley
Meander
Ox-bow lake
What is the deep water called beneath a waterfall?
Plunge bath
Mermaids retreat
Plunge pool
Pool
Waterfalls - what is the gap called between the hard and soft rock created by erosion?
Deadman's drop
Hole
Erosional gap
Overhang
In which section of the river do waterfalls form?
Upper course
Middle course
Lower course
Every course
For a waterfall to form there needs to be two layers of rock. Which way round must they be?
Soft rock on top of hard rock
Hard rock on top of soft rock
Waterfalls are landforms created by....
Erosion
Deposition
Over time the top rock sticks out over the bottom rock. It is unsupported and so eventually (a) into the plunge pool
What is the name for the pool that forms at the bottom of a waterfall?
Plunge
Lunge
Grunge
Scunge
What two inputs do you need for waterfalls to form?
Steep gradient
Bands of hard and soft rock
Fast flowing water
River sediment
