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How is a waterfall formed?
Solution
Waterfall: A waterfall is generally formed due to large differences in the rate of erosion. The smaller differences lead to formation of step-like features known as rapids. The water that falls down the edge of hard resistant rock may have at the bottom a soft rock. It is this soft rock that gets eroded fast and creates a hollow basin called plunge pool. Some of the world’s highest and best known falls are Angel Falls (986 m) in Venezuela and Yosemite fall (778 m), California, USA.
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