Niagara Falls were formed _______.

a - during Precambrian time approximately a billion years ago
b - so long ago that the river's knickpoint is now gone
c - after a series of spectacular earthquakes which are still helping the falls evolve
d - by humans as a result of the damming of the St. Lawrence river
e - after the retreat of the Pleistocene ice sheets a few thousand years ago


e - after the retreat of the Pleistocene ice sheets a few thousand years ago

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