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- 1. Multiple Choice
The river undercuts the hard rock, creating an overhang.
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
"Water cuts into the rock and wears it away," This is called...
sediment
deposition
erosion
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich sentence is completely accurate?Waterfalls occur where there is a layer of soft rock and hard rock and both are eroded quicklyWaterfalls 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
- 4. Multiple Choice
What landform can you see in this picture?
Waterfall
V Shaped Valley
Meander
Ox-bow lake
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the deep water called beneath a waterfall?
Plunge bath
Mermaids retreat
Plunge pool
Pool
- 6. Multiple Choice
Waterfalls - what is the gap called between the hard and soft rock created by erosion?
Deadman's drop
Hole
Erosional gap
Overhang
- 7. Multiple Choice
In which section of the river do waterfalls form?
Upper course
Middle course
Lower course
Every course
- 8. Multiple Choice
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
- 9. Multiple Choice
Waterfalls are landforms created by....
Erosion
Deposition
- 10. Fill in the Blank
Over time the top rock sticks out over the bottom rock. It is unsupported and so eventually ______________ into the plunge pool
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the name for the pool that forms at the bottom of a waterfall?
Plunge
Lunge
Grunge
Scunge
- 12. Multiple Choice
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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