'Differential erosion' presentation slideshows

Diastrophism

Diastrophism. Results of plate tectonics: 1.volcanism 2.diastrophism 3.earthquakes. diastrophism:. Deformation of crust due to tectonic stress: Folding (bending) Faulting (breaking and displacement). Types of Stress and Strain.

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18 The Topography of Arid Lands

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Folding, Faulting and Denudation

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Sharon Johnson GeoImages.Berkeley.EDU.

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A DOME- LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE

ROCK AND SOIL STRENGTH I. Large-scale geologic structures provide the initial framework upon which landscape development proceeds. Finer details of landscapes (i.e. individual landforms) are usually determined by DIFFERENTIAL EROSION. A DOME- LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE.

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Quick Write:

10/13/08 Rock Layer Formation Lesson #27. Quick Write: Geologists have devised methods to estimate the ages of rocks in the Grand Canyon. Geologists have determined: The Earth is probably 4.5 billion years old. Kaibab Limestone is about 250 million years old.

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Colorado National Monument

Colorado National Monument. Geology of National Parks. Colorado N.M. Map. John Otto. Geologic Cross-section. Monocline. Stratigraphic Profile. V-shaped Profile. Wingate sandstone on top Chinle formation below. Differential Erosion. Wingate sandstone on top Chinle formation below.

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Day 47

Day 47. What are index fossils?. They are the remains or traces of organisms that lived for only a short time, but in many places around the world. Why are index fossils important to geologists?.

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