You are hiking and come across a curious sight. To your left is a firm, rocky slope angled downward toward you. To your right are trees, which are pointed toward the slope at an angle. What would you conclude? What produced the effect?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Here is a sample response:
I am in an area that was the top of a rotational slump. The material to my right was the head of the slump area, which rotated inward, changing the angle of the trees to point toward the slope.
A successful answer should
- identify the cause using the term “rotational slump” and
- correctly explain the cause of the angle of the trees.
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