Geography- Waterfall Formation Flashcards

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Basalt on top of sandstone

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Plunge pool forms due to erosion

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Overhang collapses as it is weakened by erosion

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Collapsed rocks used as abrasive erosion tools

Waterfall retreats back upstream to create a gorge (headward erosion)

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