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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
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General KnowledgeQuestion
The time between seismic waves
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Period
The time between seismic waves Read More »
General KnowledgeQuestion
Extremely rapid downslope movement of large volumes of rock and debris
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Sturzstrom
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General KnowledgeQuestion
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
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Used to measure earthquakes
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Seismograph
Used to measure earthquakes Read More »
General KnowledgeQuestion
The potential degree to which an individual or community could be affected by a natural hazard
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Sensitivity
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Energy level between Richter Scale Units differs by ______ times
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31.5
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A flow of mud, rock, and water dominated by clay-sized particles
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Mud Flow
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General KnowledgeQuestion
Rapid movement of land, ranging from cm/hr to m/s of material disappearing almost instantaneously
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Collapse
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Relatively flat lowland that borders a river usually dry but subject to flooding
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Floodplain
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