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