Sentence examples for underlying rocks from inspiring English sources

Underlying rocks reflect a regional diversity of both type and age.

World regions were identified based on underlying rocks and the operative physical and chemical weathering processes.

Glacial ice created many local depressions by scouring underlying rocks and spreading an uneven deposit of till on the ground.

Isostasy controls the regional elevations of continents and ocean floors in accordance with the densities of their underlying rocks.

Perhaps the chemistry of the underlying rocks, and thus what ended up in the atmosphere, was critical.

Underlying rocks in the area may be softer and more crumbly than rocks in other parts of the Bay Area, he said.

The unit also included several underlying rock formations extending down into what investigators now consider part of the underlying Devonian System.

The higher layers are steeply slanted relative to the layers of underlying rock, the reverse of similar features found in Earth's Grand Canyon.

The type of soil is determined by numerous factors, including climate, relief, elevation, and drainage, as well as by the composition of the underlying rock material.

It is a common assumption that surface configuration reflects the underlying rock type; a hard resistant rock such as granite will stand out, whereas a softer rock such as clay will be weathered away.

Elsewhere, an eroded, isolated remnant of the older rock or nappe may be completely surrounded by the younger, underlying rock; this is known as a klippe, or thrust outlier.