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Extremely rapid downslope movement of large volumes of rock and debris
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Sturzstrom
General Knowledge
Secondary/Shear waves that shake back and forth perpendicular to the direction of wave travel, cannot travel through a liquid (4.5km/s upper mantle, 3.5km/s crust)
Question
Secondary/Shear waves that shake back and forth perpendicular to the direction of wave travel, cannot travel through a liquid (4.5km/s upper mantle, 3.5km/s crust)
Answer
S Wave
Used to measure earthquakes
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Used to measure earthquakes
Answer
Seismograph
The potential degree to which an individual or community could be affected by a natural hazard
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The potential degree to which an individual or community could be affected by a natural hazard
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Sensitivity
Rapid discharge of water from an ice-dammed lake, typically resulting from a volcanic eruption
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Rapid discharge of water from an ice-dammed lake, typically resulting from a volcanic eruption
Answer
Jokulhlaup
Records distant earthquakes
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Records distant earthquakes
Answer
Long-period Seismograph
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
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
A 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
An 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