Rigid outer rind of Earth approximately 60-100km thick
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Rigid outer rind of Earth approximately 60-100km thick
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Lithosphere
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Type of collision that forms oceanic island arc of basaltic volcanoes
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Type of collision that forms oceanic island arc of basaltic volcanoes
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Ocean-Ocean
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General KnowledgeMaximum angle of which sediment particles can stand without falling (dependent on grain size, grain angularity, moisture content)
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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
Point where boundaries of 3 plates meet
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Point where boundaries of 3 plates meet
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Triple Junction
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General KnowledgeHeavier sediment in a stream that is moved along the stream bed rather than in suspension
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Heavier sediment in a stream that is moved along the stream bed rather than in suspension
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Bedload
Natural Hazards like Earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic Eruptions, Asteroid/Comet Impacts, Landslides are called
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Natural Hazards like Earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic Eruptions, Asteroid/Comet Impacts, Landslides are called
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Geophysical Hazard
Record local and very strong earthquakes
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Record local and very strong earthquakes
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Strong-motion Seismograph
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General KnowledgeA measure of the total energy expended during an earthquake; depends on its seismic moment determined by: rock shear strength, area of rock, average slip distance offset across the
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A measure of the total energy expended during an earthquake; depends on its seismic moment determined by: rock shear strength, area of rock, average slip distance offset across the
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Moment Magnitude
A landslide in which the mass rotates as it slides on a basal slip surface
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A landslide in which the mass rotates as it slides on a basal slip surface
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Rotational Slide
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General KnowledgeBlocky basalt lava with a ragged clinkery surface
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Blocky basalt lava with a ragged clinkery surface
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Aa Flow
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