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Cliff Interpretation
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1 2 3 4 5 Present day beach
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Layer IDEnergyTransport TimeEnvironment 1 2 3 4 5 Stratigraphic Column Interpretation Energy – low, medium, high Transport Time - very long, long, short, very short Environment - River, Beach, Deep ocean, Shallow ocean
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Just broken (Landslide) Moved and eroded for a long time (River, Beach) Rounding & Transport Time - Lollipops Grain Size & Energy – Water Tables Large (pebbles, cobbles) High Energy (River, Landslide) Small (slit & clay) Medium (sand) Medium Energy (Beaches, Shallow Ocean) Low Energy (Deep ocean, Lakes)
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Layer IDEnergyTransport TimeEnvironment 1Low? 2 3 4 5 Stratigraphic Column Interpretation Energy – low, medium, high Transport Time - very long, long, short, very short Environment - River, Beach, Deep ocean, Shallow ocean
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Just broken (Landslide) Moved and eroded for a long time (River, Beach) Rounding - Lollipops Grain Size – Water Tables Fossils On Land, Close to Ocean, In Ocean? Large (pebbles, cobbles) High Energy (River, Landslide) Small (slit & clay) Medium (sand) Low Energy (Deep ocean, Lakes) Medium Energy (Beaches, Shallow Ocean)
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Layer IDEnergyTransport TimeEnvironment 1Low?Deep ocean 2 3 4 5 Stratigraphic Column Interpretation Energy – low, medium, high Transport Time - very long, long, short, very short Environment - River, Beach, Deep ocean, Shallow ocean
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Layer IDEnergy (High, Medium, Low) Transport Time (very long, long, short, very short) Environment (River, Beach, Deep ocean, Shallow ocean, Landslide) 1Low--Deep Ocean 2HighShortLandslide 3MediumLong-Very longShallow Ocean 4Medium-HighLong-Very longShallow Ocean/Beach 5HighLong-Very longRiver
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Submarine landslide Shallow ocean Beach or shallow ocean with channels River Deep ocean 48 million years ago 46 million years ago
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1 2 3 4 5 Present day beach Submarine landslide Shallow ocean Beach or shallow ocean with channels River Deep ocean48 million years ago 46 million years ago
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