A fault scarp created by the 1983 Borah Peak earthquake
Escarpment face broken by a fault, Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee
Scarp is a term in geology and geography with several similar meanings.
A scarp is a cliff or steep slope. The word is derived from the Italianscarpa, meaning 'shoe'.
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.
