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Rapid movement of land, ranging from cm/hr to m/s of material disappearing almost instantaneously
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Collapse
General Knowledge
Relatively flat lowland that borders a river usually dry but subject to flooding
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Relatively flat lowland that borders a river usually dry but subject to flooding
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Floodplain
Water saturated sediment jostled by an earthquake rearrange themselves into a closer packing arragement
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Water saturated sediment jostled by an earthquake rearrange themselves into a closer packing arragement
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Liquefaction
Where the earthquake actually happens in the earth’s crust, where energy is radiating out from all directions
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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
A circular or oval feature resulting from the dissolution of rock
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A circular or oval feature resulting from the dissolution of rock
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Doline
Natural & Human Created Hazard like floods, droughts, wildland fires, weather phenomena, landslides are called
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Natural & Human Created Hazard like floods, droughts, wildland fires, weather phenomena, landslides are called
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Hydrometeorological Hazards
Natural Hazards can be separated into _________ and ________ categories.
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Natural Hazards can be separated into _________ and ________ categories.
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Economic Impacts and Environmental Impacts
A slurry of rock, sand, water flowing downslope; water usually makes up less than half of the flow volume
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A slurry of rock, sand, water flowing downslope; water usually makes up less than half of the flow volume
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Debris Flow
Indicates the severity of an earthquake in terms of the damage that it inflicts on structures and people
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Indicates the severity of an earthquake in terms of the damage that it inflicts on structures and people
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Intensity Scale
Ice that crystallizes in pores between grains of sediment
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Ice that crystallizes in pores between grains of sediment
Answer
Interstitial Ice