Answer:
Explanation:
Buttes and mesas are profound features of rock erosion and weathering activities over an extended period of time.
A butte is a smaller land form compared to mesas. They are made up of flat tops and very steep to vertically sided slopes along their height.
They are typically created by erosion. The most profound action of wind and water erosion carves out a butte.
- These land forms usually forms from erosion of a mesa.
- The hard resistant caprock is not carried away.
- The remaining formations around it are eroded leaving behind an isolated structure.
- They are predominant in arid regions.
- Eventually the hard resistant caprock can fall off to form screes.
