Waterfall Formation
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- Hard rock & soft rock
- Soft rock such as Limestone has gaps in
- Biological Weathering & Freeze thaw make bigger
- Hydraulic action gets into gaps - they become larger and erosion takes place.
- Soft rock is eroded and an under cut forms
- The hard rock above is not supported and falls Plunge Pool
- Over time it Retreats
- A Gorge is formed
- High Force River Tees
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- GCSE Geography Slide Set on Waterfall Formation, created by S Wycherley on 11/01/2017.
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