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The amount the fault or ridge moves away from its point of origin (aka displacement)
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Offset
General Knowledge
Component of stress perpendicular to the earth’s planar surface (force keeping the boulder/grain from moving)
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Component of stress perpendicular to the earth’s planar surface (force keeping the boulder/grain from moving)
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Normal Stress
A mass of liquid of partially solidified rock that is ejected from a volcano
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A mass of liquid of partially solidified rock that is ejected from a volcano
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Bomb
A flow involving movement of broken rock, with little sand or mud, and particle-particle contact; usually developed in gravel or sand
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A flow involving movement of broken rock, with little sand or mud, and particle-particle contact; usually developed in gravel or sand
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Grain Flow
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
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
Measure earthquakes quantitatively, independent of location and assigns a magnitude value based on energy released
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Measure earthquakes quantitatively, independent of location and assigns a magnitude value based on energy released
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Magnitude Scale
Involves the movement of a slab of rock, debris, or cohesive mud as a single unit
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Involves the movement of a slab of rock, debris, or cohesive mud as a single unit
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Slide
The time between seismic waves
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The time between seismic waves
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Period
Extremely rapid downslope movement of large volumes of rock and debris
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Extremely rapid downslope movement of large volumes of rock and debris
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Sturzstrom