Relatively slow movement of land, typically at rates of cm/yr
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Relatively slow movement of land, typically at rates of cm/yr
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Subsidence
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General KnowledgeGeneral Knowledge
A mass of cold, solid rock ejected from a volcano
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A mass of cold, solid rock ejected from a volcano
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Block
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General KnowledgeFine materials (dust, ash, and cinders) produced by volcanic action
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Fine materials (dust, ash, and cinders) produced by volcanic action
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Tephra
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General KnowledgeAn elevation that a stream cannot erode past, controlled by level of the body of water which the stream discharges into
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An elevation that a stream cannot erode past, controlled by level of the body of water which the stream discharges into
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Base Level
A landslide that moves along a regular sloping planar surface
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A landslide that moves along a regular sloping planar surface
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Translational Slide
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General KnowledgeMineral composed of potassium chloride, a salt used in manufacturing fertilizer
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Mineral composed of potassium chloride, a salt used in manufacturing fertilizer
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Sylvite
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General KnowledgeSecondary/Shear waves that shake back and forth perpendicular to the direction of wave travel, cannot travel through a liquid (4.5km/s upper mantle, 3.5km/s crust)
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Secondary/Shear waves that shake back and forth perpendicular to the direction of wave travel, cannot travel through a liquid (4.5km/s upper mantle, 3.5km/s crust)
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S Wave
Used to measure earthquakes
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Used to measure earthquakes
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Seismograph
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General KnowledgeThe potential degree to which an individual or community could be affected by a natural hazard
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The potential degree to which an individual or community could be affected by a natural hazard
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Sensitivity
Rapid discharge of water from an ice-dammed lake, typically resulting from a volcanic eruption
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Rapid discharge of water from an ice-dammed lake, typically resulting from a volcanic eruption
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