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The Grand Canyon was formed by the processes of weathering and erosion.
The Colorado River and its tributaries formed the canyon as the Colorado Plateau was being geologically uplifted. The erosion occurred fairly recently, starting around 17 million years ago, but the geologic record exposed covers around 1.8 billion years. Erosion is the moving of material from one place to another. From the size of the Grand Canyon, you can see that a lot of material was moved. No one is 100% sure how all this erosion took place, but with the help of repeated periods of flooding during previous periods of glaciation, dams formed by volcanism and their eventual breach, the susceptibility of certain rock layers in the canyon to be undercut by layers below them, and the ability of the Colorado River to transport the sediments, it did occur.
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∙ 7y agoThe Grand Canyon was formed by the processes of weathering and erosion.
The Colorado River and its tributaries formed the canyon as the Colorado Plateau was being geologically uplifted. The erosion occurred fairly recently, starting around 17 million years ago, but the geologic record exposed covers around 1.8 billion years. Erosion is the moving of material from one place to another. From the size of the Grand Canyon, you can see that a lot of material was moved. No one is 100% sure how all this erosion took place, but with the help of repeated periods of flooding during previous periods of glaciation, dams formed by volcanism and their eventual breach, the susceptibility of certain rock layers in the canyon to be undercut by layers below them, and the ability of the Colorado River to transport the sediments, it did occur.
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∙ 12y agoit was formed by wind an water for (LOTS) of years
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Did tension form the Grand Canyon?
no
Is any of the Grand Canyon in Colorado?
No. The Grand Canyon IS NOT in the state of Colorado. Many people get confused on that because the river that carves through the Grand Canyon is called the Colorado River. The Grand Canyon is in Arizona.
Did the river brown form the grand canyon?
yes
What is Europes Grand Canyon?
a grand canyon is nothing but a big erosion.........
What hap pend to the water in the Grand Canyon?
It most likely have dried out. Although, it was because of water that caused the grand canyon to form.
What was the Grand Canyon form?
About 17 million years ago. Actually the Grand Canyon was built 2 billion years ago!
How far is sedona from flagstaff?
The Grand Canyon is 81 miles, 130 kilometres away form Grand Canyon.
When did the dike form inside of the grand canyon?
8 and a half
What processes probably helped form the Grand Canyon?
erosion
Where is earths next ocean likely to form?
The grand canyon
Did the misissippi river form the grand canyon?
No -- it was the Colorado River.
What is the land form of the Grand Canyon?
it is a gourge!!!! and it is also a solid
