waterfall
Water descends abruptly. This topic is part of Landforms within Geography. This page currently draws on 12 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
waterfall trivia questions
A waterfall occurs where a river drops steeply over what?
Answer: Rock ledge or cliff
Bonus fact: Water descends abruptly.
What process often makes waterfalls retreat upstream over time?
Answer: Erosion
Bonus fact: Undercutting and collapse move the lip backward.
What is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall?
Answer: Angel Falls
Bonus fact: Angel Falls in Venezuela drops nearly a kilometer.
What rope technique is commonly used to descend waterfalls or cliffs while canyoning?
Answer: Rappelling
Bonus fact: Rappelling allows controlled descent on a rope.
Which famous waterfall drains Lake Erie toward Lake Ontario?
Answer: Niagara Falls
Bonus fact: The Niagara River connects Erie and Ontario.
What is the largest of Niagara's three main waterfalls by flow?
Answer: Horseshoe Falls
Bonus fact: Most of the Niagara River's flow passes over Horseshoe Falls.
Iguazu National Park’s famous waterfalls span the border between which two countries?
Answer: Argentina and Brazil
Bonus fact: UNESCO describes the Iguazu waterfall system as spanning the Argentina–Brazil border and extending almost three kilometers in width.
At Plitvice Lakes, what material builds the natural barriers that dam the water and form lakes and waterfalls?
Answer: Travertine
Bonus fact: UNESCO says the barriers form as calcium carbonate is deposited from the water.
The Milford Track ends near which famous fiord?
Answer: Milford Sound
Bonus fact: The route passes waterfalls, rainforest, and alpine terrain.
Niagara Falls lies on the border between the United States and which country?
Answer: Canada
Bonus fact: Niagara Falls is made up of three waterfalls.
Angel Falls is famous for being the world's highest what?
Answer: Uninterrupted waterfall
Bonus fact: Its total drop is nearly one kilometer.
The name "nam tok" literally means what in Thai?
Answer: Waterfall
Bonus fact: One explanation links the name to the juices that drip from meat while it grills.