scarp and dip
In geology, the two slopes that comprise an escarpment. The scarp is the steep slope and the dip is the gentle slope. Such a feature is common when sedimentary rocks are uplifted, folded, or eroded, the scarp slope cuts across the bedding planes of the sedimentary rock while the dip slope follows the direction of the strata. An example is Salisbury Crags in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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