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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
cuesta scarp
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cuesta — An asymmetric ridge capped by resistant rock layers of slight to moderate dip, commonly less than 10. (approximately < 15 percent); a homocline type produced by differential erosion of interbedded resistant and weak rocks. A cuesta has a… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
cuesta — /kwes teuh/, n. a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other. [1810 20, Amer.; < Sp: shoulder, sloping land < L costa side (of a hill), rib; see COAST] * * * ▪ geology (Spanish:… … Universalium
cuesta — where a more resistant strata of rock is left upstanding when less resistant strata on either side are degraded more rapidly. The dipping angle of the strata creates a steep scarp slope on one side (escarpment) and a more gentle dip slope on… … Geography glossary
scarp slope — The relatively steeper face of a cuesta, facing in a direction opposite to the dip of the strata. Compare: dip slope. GG … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
scarp slope — noun Geology the steeper slope of a cuesta, cutting across the underlying strata. Often contrasted with dip slope … English new terms dictionary
valley — valleylike, adj. /val ee/, n., pl. valleys. 1. an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, esp. one following the course of a stream. 2. an extensive, more or less flat, and relatively low region drained by a great river system … Universalium
Escarpment — In geomorphology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves a sharp, steep elevation differential, characterized by a cliff or steep slope. Escarpment is generally used interchangeably with… … Wikipedia
Homocline — In structural geology, a uniclinal structure, homoclinal structure, unicline or homocline (from old el. homo = same, cline = inclination)cite web |url=http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/taylor/erth350/erth350.htm |title=Overview of Structural Geology… … Wikipedia
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Dip slope — Schematic cross section of a cuesta, dip slopes facing left and harder rock layers in darker colors than softer ones A dip slope is a geological formation often created by erosion of tilted strata.[1] Dip slopes are found on homoclinal ridges … Wikipedia
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