Geography · Fluvial Landforms

Which geomorphic process is primary responsible for the formation of a waterfall?

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1A river falling with great speed down a vertical cliff of resistant rock due to differential erosion.✓
2The slow accumulation of glacial till across a wide flood plain.
3Wind ablation eroding depression zones below the regional water table.
4Lateral deposition of silt along the inner banks of a river meander.

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A river falling with great speed down a vertical cliff of resistant rock due to differential erosion.

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