Extremely slow downslope flow of sediment on the surface
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Extremely slow downslope flow of sediment on the surface
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Creep
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Where the earthquake actually appears on the earth’s surface, sometimes there is a rupture at that point
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Where the earthquake actually appears on the earth’s surface, sometimes there is a rupture at that point
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Epicentre
Downslope creep driven by sequential freezing and thawing
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Downslope creep driven by sequential freezing and thawing
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Gelifluction
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General KnowledgeA huge collapse depression at the Earth’s surface that sank into a near-surface magma chamber during eruption of the magma
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A huge collapse depression at the Earth’s surface that sank into a near-surface magma chamber during eruption of the magma
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Resurgent Caldera
The length of a fault broken during an earthquake
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The length of a fault broken during an earthquake
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Surface Rupture Length
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General KnowledgeDeveloped in 1902 by Giuseppe Mercalli
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Developed in 1902 by Giuseppe Mercalli
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Mercalli Intensity Scale
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General KnowledgeBasalt lava with a ropy or smooth top
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Basalt lava with a ropy or smooth top
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Pahoehoe Flow
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General KnowledgeMagma that flows out onto the ground surface
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Magma that flows out onto the ground surface
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Lava
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General KnowledgeFragmental material blown out of a volcano (ex. tephra, cinders, and bombs)
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Fragmental material blown out of a volcano (ex. tephra, cinders, and bombs)
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Pyroclastic
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General KnowledgeThe height to which a tsunami wave rushes up onshore
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The height to which a tsunami wave rushes up onshore
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Run-up height
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