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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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Blocky basalt lava with a ragged clinkery surface
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Aa Flow
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Karst-like landscape in permafrost terrain caused by melting of thermofrost under increasing temperatures
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Thermokarst
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Flat-topped volcano formed by an eruption under a glacier
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Tuya
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General KnowledgeQuestion
Record both local and distant earthquakes; but cannot accurately measure strong earthquakes in the direct vicinity
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Broadband Seismograph
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Natural Hazards can be separated into _________ and ________ categories.
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Economic Impacts and Environmental Impacts
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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
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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
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Ice that crystallizes in pores between grains of sediment
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Interstitial Ice
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