Tsunami that strikes area adjacent to its point of origin
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Tsunami that strikes area adjacent to its point of origin
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Near Field Tsunami
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A river characterized by multiple, frequency shifting channels
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A river characterized by multiple, frequency shifting channels
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Braided River
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General KnowledgeA broad expanse of basalt lava that cooled to fill in low-lying areas of the landscape
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A broad expanse of basalt lava that cooled to fill in low-lying areas of the landscape
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Flood Basalt
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General KnowledgeAn ice jam initiated by rpaid change in temperature
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An ice jam initiated by rpaid change in temperature
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Thermal Ice Jam
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General KnowledgeAn extremely large basalt-lava volcano, gently sloping sides
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An extremely large basalt-lava volcano, gently sloping sides
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Shield Volcano
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General KnowledgeExtremely slow downslope flow of sediment on the surface
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Extremely slow downslope flow of sediment on the surface
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Creep
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General KnowledgeWhere the earthquake actually appears on the earth’s surface, sometimes there is a rupture at that point
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Where the earthquake actually appears on the earth’s surface, sometimes there is a rupture at that point
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Epicentre
Downslope creep driven by sequential freezing and thawing
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Downslope creep driven by sequential freezing and thawing
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Gelifluction
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General KnowledgeA huge collapse depression at the Earth’s surface that sank into a near-surface magma chamber during eruption of the magma
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A huge collapse depression at the Earth’s surface that sank into a near-surface magma chamber during eruption of the magma
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Resurgent Caldera
The length of a fault broken during an earthquake
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The length of a fault broken during an earthquake
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Surface Rupture Length
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