Waterfall Formation Flashcards

1
Q

What is the first step in creating a waterfall

A

The river flows over hard rock while eroding soft rock underneath

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2
Q

What is the second step in creating a waterfall?

A

The hard rock sticks out, creating a step

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3
Q

What is the third step in creating a waterfall?

A

The soft rock is carved out to make a plunge pool

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4
Q

What is the fourth step in creating a waterfall?

A

The hard rock collapses into the plunge pool

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5
Q

What happens to a waterfall after the hard rock collapses?

A

The river erodes the soft rock underneath the remaining hard rock, repeating the process again and again

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6
Q

After a while of the waterfall being created and destroyed again, what is formed?

A

A gorge

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7
Q

Overhang

A

The hard rock over a plunge pool

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8
Q

¿Best?

A

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9
Q

Undercutting

A

The wall of the eroded plunge pool

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10
Q

Plunge Pool

A

The Shallow pool created by the erosion of the waterfall

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