2.2 - Why Does Geological Orientation Matter

Question 1

Jointing

Answer 1

Fractures in the rock created without displacement

Question 2

Dipping

Answer 2

The angle of inclination of a rock down its steepest slope

Question 3

Folding

Answer 3

A bend in the rock strata

Question 4

4 Situations Of Dip

Answer 4

Horizontal Dip
Seaward Dip (High Angle)
Seaward Dip (Low Angle)
Landward Dip

Question 5

Horizontal Dip

Answer 5

Veritcla or near vertical with notches reflecting those strate more easily eroded.

Question 6

Seaward Dip (High Angle)

Answer 6

Sloping, low angle cliff profile, with one rock layer facing the sea, vulnerable to rock slides down the slope.

Question 7

Seaward Dip (Low Angle)

Answer 7

Profile may exceed 90 degrees producing areas of overhanging rock, very vulnerable to rockfall.

Question 8

Landward Dip

Answer 8

Steep profiles of 70-80 degrees producing a very stable cliff with reduced rock falls.

Question 9

Laterite Compared To Basalt

Answer 9

Laterite is less consolidated, more permeable and so water is able to move through