Geology Cross Section

Geological cross sections are graphical representations of vertical slices through the earth used to clarify or interpret geological relationships with or without accompanying maps.
Geology cross section. Geologic cross sections provided two dimensional slice of earth s subsurface and is used to help understand geologic conditions that occur in specific areas of the cross section. The resulting cross section is a cutaway image much like those seen in canyon walls or road cuts. Observe the geologic map given.
In order to construct a geologic cross section obey the following steps. A geologic cross section shows geologic features from the side view. Geologic cross sections can assess temporal models of rock formation through time.
It is a section of the terrain where the different types of rocks their constitution and internal structure and the geometric relationship between them are represented. A geological cross section is a graphic representation of the intersection of the geological bodies in the subsurface with a vertical plane of a certain orientation. They are similar to the topographic profiles that you have already created but include additional information about the rocks present.
Using geologic maps cross sections can be generated which predict the strata of the rocks sub surface and estimate the rock shape above ground prior to erosion. Geologic cross section an interpretation of a vertical section through the earth s surface most usefully a profile for which evidence was obtained by geologic and geophysical techniques or from a geologic map.