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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
Answer
Alluvial Fan
General Knowledge
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
Volcanic dome composed of rhyolite and rhyodacite
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Volcanic dome composed of rhyolite and rhyodacite
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Rhyolite Dome
Form as sediment is deposited in the slower waters on the inside of the meander bends
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Form as sediment is deposited in the slower waters on the inside of the meander bends
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Point bar
The number peaks per second
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The number peaks per second
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Frequency
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
One of America’s worst natural disasters occurred in 1980, when a _____ damaged much of the southern U.S.
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One of America’s worst natural disasters occurred in 1980, when a _____ damaged much of the southern U.S.
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Heat Wave
Below average rainfall for a prolonged period of time is called
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Below average rainfall for a prolonged period of time is called
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Drought
What is a Tsunami?
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What is a Tsunami?
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A large wave usually formed by undersea earthquakes and landslides.