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Waterfalls

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name

Class

Date

Develops when a river meets a layer of hard rock.

True

False

At the base of the waterfall what forms?

Plunge Pool

Overhang

Stream

Abrasion

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

The river undercuts the hard rock, creating an overhang.

True

False

Which sentence is completely accurate?

Waterfalls occur where there is a layer of soft rock and hard rock and both are eroded quickly

Waterfalls occur where there is a layer of soft rock and the hard rock is eroded away (e.g. Shale)

Waterfalls occur where there is alternating layers of hard and soft rock and the soft rock is eroded quicker (e.g. Shale)

Waterfalls occur where rock is eroded quickly and the waterfall advances

What landform can you see in this picture?

Waterfall

V Shaped Valley

Meander

Ox-bow lake

Waterfalls - what is the gap called between the hard and soft rock created by erosion?

Deadman's drop

Hole

Erosional gap

Overhang

Waterfalls are landforms created by....

Erosion

Deposition

10.

What two inputs do you need for waterfalls to form?

Steep gradient

Bands of hard and soft rock

Fast flowing water

River sediment

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Waterfalls

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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