Scarp (landform)
small step or offset on the ground surface where one side of a fault has moved vertically with respect to the other / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scarp is a term in geology and geography with several similar meanings.
- A scarp is a cliff or steep slope.[1][2] The word is derived from the Italian scarpa, meaning 'shoe'.[3]
- The surface of the steep slope is called a scarp face.
- A fault scarp is a steep cliff made by movement along one side of a fault.
- An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that occurs from faulting and resulting erosion. It separates two relatively level areas of different height.
- A cuesta is an asymmetric ridge with an escarpment on one side and a gentle dip slope on the other side.