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Ice that crystallizes in pores between grains of sediment
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Interstitial Ice
General Knowledge
Boundary where plates are moving towards each other
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Boundary where plates are moving towards each other
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Convergent
Developed 1953l based on maximum amplitude of earthquake waves recorded on a Wood Anderson Seismograph
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Developed 1953l based on maximum amplitude of earthquake waves recorded on a Wood Anderson Seismograph
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Richter Magnitude Scale
A fan shaped deposit of sand and gravel at the mouth of a mountain canyon where the stream gradient flattens at main valley floor
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A fan shaped deposit of sand and gravel at the mouth of a mountain canyon where the stream gradient flattens at main valley floor
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Alluvial Fan
The total area inundated by the tsunami
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The total area inundated by the tsunami
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Run-out distance
A ground depression caused by collapse into an underground cavern
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A ground depression caused by collapse into an underground cavern
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Sinkhole
Landslides, tsunamis and avalanches can all be caused by what other natural disaster?
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Landslides, tsunamis and avalanches can all be caused by what other natural disaster?
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Earthquakes
Which volcanic feature is the deadliest?
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Which volcanic feature is the deadliest?
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The flow of ash, rock and gasses moving down a volcano’s side
The deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history was a _____ that hit Galveston, TX in 1900, killing about 7,000 people.
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The deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history was a _____ that hit Galveston, TX in 1900, killing about 7,000 people.
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Hurricane
What makes a tornado dark colored?
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What makes a tornado dark colored?
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The dirt and debris it sucks up