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Component of stress perpendicular to the earth’s planar surface (force keeping the boulder/grain from moving)
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Normal Stress
General Knowledge
A mass of liquid of partially solidified rock that is ejected from a volcano
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A mass of liquid of partially solidified rock that is ejected from a volcano
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Bomb
A flow involving movement of broken rock, with little sand or mud, and particle-particle contact; usually developed in gravel or sand
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A flow involving movement of broken rock, with little sand or mud, and particle-particle contact; usually developed in gravel or sand
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Grain Flow
Relatively slow movement of land, typically at rates of cm/yr
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Relatively slow movement of land, typically at rates of cm/yr
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Subsidence
A mass of cold, solid rock ejected from a volcano
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A mass of cold, solid rock ejected from a volcano
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Block
Fine materials (dust, ash, and cinders) produced by volcanic action
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Fine materials (dust, ash, and cinders) produced by volcanic action
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Tephra
An elevation that a stream cannot erode past, controlled by level of the body of water which the stream discharges into
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An elevation that a stream cannot erode past, controlled by level of the body of water which the stream discharges into
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Base Level
A landslide that moves along a regular sloping planar surface
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A landslide that moves along a regular sloping planar surface
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Translational Slide
Mineral composed of potassium chloride, a salt used in manufacturing fertilizer
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Mineral composed of potassium chloride, a salt used in manufacturing fertilizer
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Sylvite
Mineral or rock composed of sodium chloride; susceptible to dissolution
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Mineral or rock composed of sodium chloride; susceptible to dissolution
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Halite