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Maximum angle of which sediment particles can stand without falling (dependent on grain size, grain angularity, moisture content)
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Critical Angle of Repose
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Point where boundaries of 3 plates meet
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Triple Junction
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General KnowledgeQuestion
Heavier sediment in a stream that is moved along the stream bed rather than in suspension
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Bedload
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Natural Hazards like Earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic Eruptions, Asteroid/Comet Impacts, Landslides are called
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Geophysical Hazard
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Energy level between Richter Scale Units differs by ______ times
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31.5
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General KnowledgeQuestion
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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General KnowledgeQuestion
Water saturated sediment jostled by an earthquake rearrange themselves into a closer packing arragement
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Liquefaction
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Where the earthquake actually happens in the earth’s crust, where energy is radiating out from all directions
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Focus
