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Keywords: Cliff, Escarpment, Steep, Slope, Scarp

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The section of the fault plane exposed in a fault. Also called an escarpment.

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the cliff or escarpment formed by a fault that reaches the earth's surface.

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A small step on the ground surface where one side of a fault has moved vertically with respect to the other.

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a cliff or steep slope that sometimes forms along the fault at the surface

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A steep slope or cliff formed directly by movement along a fault and representing the exposed surface of the fault before modification by erosion and weathering.

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A steep slope or cliff formed when movement along a fault exposes the fault surface. more details...

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The escarpment or cliff formed from uplift along a fault

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A feature on the surface of the earth that looks like a step caused by slip on the fault.

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A fault scarp is a steep terrain slope or an apparent step in the ground.

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