WATERFALLS
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- Created on: 17-05-18 12:11
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- FORMATION OF WATERFALLS
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- The soft rock erodes more quickly, undercutting the hard rock.
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- The hard rock is left overhanging and because it isn’t supported, it eventually collapses.
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- The soft rock erodes more quickly, undercutting the hard rock.
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- The fallen rocks crash into the plunge pool. They swirl around, causing more erosion.
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- Over time, this process is repeated and the waterfall moves upstream.
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- A steep-sided gorge is formed as the waterfall retreats.
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- Over time, this process is repeated and the waterfall moves upstream.
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- The fallen rocks crash into the plunge pool. They swirl around, causing more erosion.
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