fault scarp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fault scarp
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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The fault scarp is the offset of the surface produced where the fault breaks through the surface.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
The final events affecting this area are current erosion processes working on the land surface, rounding off the edge of the fault scarp, and producing the modern landscape at the top of the diagram.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Scarps—such as the walls of rills—in a region several miles south of the landing site look like fault scarp.
From US News • Jul. 21, 2014
A normal fault with a hade of 50 degrees, the original fault scarp worn away, showing cliffs caused by harder strata on the downthrow side.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
This abrupt eastward-facing mountain slope is in reality a great fault scarp, formed mainly by the upheaval of the west side of an intersecting system of fractures.
From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)
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