Rhine Falls

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/rhine-falls

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How wide is the Rhine Falls?150 meters
2. How tall is the Rhine Falls?23 meters
3. What is the location?High Rhine River, Switzerland, on the border with Germany
4. What is the maximum recorded flow?1,250 cubic meters per second (1965)

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