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Scarps are vertical displacements of the ground surface along a fault, which may be represented by small rises or by steep cliffs. A fault scarp with relatively level land on each side is also called an escarpment.
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How do scarps on Mercury differ from geological faults on Earth?
Scarps are thought to have been formed when the planet's iron core cooled and contracted, causing the crust to crack. Faults on Earth are the result of tectonic activity.
Cliffs formed as a result of faulting are called?
A line of cliffs formed by displacement along a fault is known as a fault scarp.
Why do we suppose that the lobate scarps on mercury's surface formed?
Mercury has shrunken through time. As Mercury cooled and shrank, the crust wrinkled.
What are scarps on mercury?
Cliffs/Canyons in the surface of a planet.
The scarps on Mercury were probably caused by?
The crust cooling and shrinking.
How do scarps on Mercury differ from geological faults on Earth?
Scarps are thought to have been formed when the planet's iron core cooled and contracted, causing the crust to crack. Faults on Earth are the result of tectonic activity.
Cliffs formed as a result of faulting are called?
A line of cliffs formed by displacement along a fault is known as a fault scarp.
Why do we suppose that the lobate scarps on mercury's surface formed?
Mercury has shrunken through time. As Mercury cooled and shrank, the crust wrinkled.
What planet has scarps on its surface?
Mars has multiple scarps on its surface. Olympus Mons has several major ones. Olympus Mons is the highest elevation in the solar system.
What are scarps on mercury?
Cliffs/Canyons in the surface of a planet.
The scarps on Mercury were probably caused by?
The crust cooling and shrinking.
What birds feed on food scarps?
Jays, crows, blackbirds, juncos, sparrows.
What did the poor eat in Mary queen of Scot's time?
They Would Eat Scarps That They Would Find
Why do neither Earth nor Earth's moon have lobate scarps like the ones observed on Mercury?
As we see in the news this week (20 Aug 2010) the Moon _does_ have lobate scarps. So we only need to deal with Earth. The theory is that the scarps are created due to contraction due to cooling of the interior of the body. Our tectonically active planet has plates that are in constant motion. Most of this is believed to be driven by convection of the molten core, but with movable plates, any contraction is easily accommodated by the same mechanism. Earth's system of tectonic plates lets it handle the contraction from cooling, or the convection driven motion of the plates in a way that generates our own analog of lobate scarps. Where a plate subducts (think South America's west coast) a 'scarp', in this case the Andes mountains, is pushed up adjacent to it.
What are the foods that pig eats?
It is called slops. Usually, it is left-over food or scarps of what people eat. This includes anything from grains, corn, vegetables, fruits, liquids, and / or meats.
How can you ensure that vegetable scarps will produce good compost suitable for the garden?
improve soil structureimprove soil water retention/drainegeprovides nutrientsrepress soil deseaseincrease soil biota
How do you recycle clay?
This gives you very good instructions:Drying clay scraps is the first step to recycling them. It is usually most efficient to do gather the clay scarps and let them dry in the bucket they will be slaked down in.* http://pottery.about.com/od/diyclaybodies/ss/recycle.htm
