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∙ 9y agoA waterfall retreats due to erosion. The waterfall will carve deeper into the bed which would lead to the collapsing of the overhanging hard rock.
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∙ 11y agowaterfall develops with erosion, plunge pool and ROCKS!! well actually geniuses DONT USE WIKI!! havent u been told that in school?!?!
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∙ 14y agoThe gravitational pull causes the water to fall down and as the height of fall is high we call it as a waterfall
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What type of rock can wear away to form sediment?
Any rock can wear away to form sediment; be it sedimentary, metamorphic or igneous.
What type of rock is found at the top of a waterfall?
The type of rock found at the top of a waterfall is called "Hard Rock"
What is the agent of rock particles that wear away rock?
Water, Waves, Glacier and Wind.
Why does it take less time for small rock to wear away than it does for large rocks to wear away?
Because the large one has a more bigger surface than the small rock
How can wind wear away rocks?
wind can wear away rock by being pressed against it and being sent downstream and soon sand dunes and rocks will wear away by wind.
Where an area of harder rock to an area of softer rock the softer rock may wear away eventually forming a drop called what?
it is called a waterfall
Where a river flows from an area of harder rock to an area of softer rock the softer rock may wear away eventually forming a deep called an?
it is a waterfall
How are waterfalls?
The flowing water falls on the soft rock below, it wears it away and hard rock from the top of the water fall falls on the soft rock, as the hard rock falls from the top, it leaves a dent and the water wears this away, then pushing the waterfall back, wooop woopA waterfall is formed when there is a layer of hard rock and a layer of soft rock. The soft rock is eroded away first, so that the harder rock just hangs over, creating a waterfall.
How waterfalls ar formed?
The flowing water falls on the soft rock below, it wears it away and hard rock from the top of the water fall falls on the soft rock, as the hard rock falls from the top, it leaves a dent and the water wears this away, then pushing the waterfall back, wooop woopA waterfall is formed when there is a layer of hard rock and a layer of soft rock. The soft rock is eroded away first, so that the harder rock just hangs over, creating a waterfall.
What creates a waterfall?
A waterfall is created when a stream flows over erosion resistant rock that ends in a sudden drop or falling away.
How does the waterfall?
by a high current that is from the sea in to a river and over time the rock has worn away by the water then a waterfall is formed with a very high current!
What type of rock can wear away to form sediment?
Any rock can wear away to form sediment; be it sedimentary, metamorphic or igneous.
What causes rock particles to wear away rock?
umm sedimentary
Does a waterfall erode?
They are, all the time. Every waterfall moves upstream constantly (but slowly).
What makes rock particles wear away?
Constant erosion from wind and water makes the rock wear away. It's how canyons and mountains were formed.
What is a fact about waterfalls?
Sometimes, a waterfall when a river flows from hard rock to softer rock. The softer rock, such as limestone, is easily eroded, or worn away, by the flow of the river.
What type of rock is found at the top of a waterfall?
The type of rock found at the top of a waterfall is called "Hard Rock"
