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The egyptians wanted to use them in the building of their temples.
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Why are clay cliffs more vulnerable than granite cliffs?
It is because granite cliffs are stronger and more stable than Clay cliffs since Clay would break down easly from erosion.
Does granite form gentle slopes?
No. Granites is very resistant to weathering. it will often form very steep slopes and sheer cliffs.
Formation of a cliff?
Cliffs are formed when the softer rock and sediments erode away from rock formations that are more resistant to erosion, like sandstone, granite, or basalt. They are also formed by sudden geologic movement, like landslides or earthquakes along fault lines.
What is the opposite of cliffs?
Valleys would be one opposite for cliffs.
Where are white cliffs located?
There are fairly famous white cliffs at Dover in the South East of England
Did Egypt cut blocks of granite from nubias northern cliffs?
they had cliffs of granite in which Egyptian people cut out their blocks from to buit the magnificant pyramids there are today.
Why did the egyptians want the granite blocks from nubian's northern region?
they had cliffs of granite in which Egyptian people cut out their blocks from to buit the magnificant pyramids there are today.
Why are clay cliffs more vulnerable than granite cliffs?
It is because granite cliffs are stronger and more stable than Clay cliffs since Clay would break down easly from erosion.
How is the land of Nubia different from the land of Egypt?
The Nubia has tall cliffs of granite and rock, Egypt doesn't have the granite and rock cliffs.
Why were the people on mt Rushmore there?
They are there because Gutzon Borglum, with some help, carved them into the granite cliffs there.
Cliffs and basins are formed when glaciers pluck out giant blocks of what?
Rocks/Mountains.
How did the yosemite valley form?
Yosemite was formed through the interaction of the glaciers and the underlying rocks. Most of the terrain is made of granite, formed by the hardening of formerly molten rock and exposed erosion.
How did the political relationship between Egypt and Nubia change over time?
Nubia's geography was different from Egypt because Nubia had tall cliffs of granite rock and there soil was rockier. -- Nubians language was different from Egyptians; Egyptians used Hiroglypics, and Nubians used Meroitic.
Does granite form gentle slopes?
No. Granites is very resistant to weathering. it will often form very steep slopes and sheer cliffs.
What is a puffin's habitat?
Northern hemisphere, rocky cliffs overlooking the ocean.
What region in California drop sharply into the ocean forming steep cliffs?
northern coast
What forms the yosemite valley?
Yosemite Valley is formed by the sheer granite cliffs on its sides. It is then ended by Half Done towering above the valley floor.
