Used to measure earthquakes
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Used to measure earthquakes
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Seismograph
General Knowledge
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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
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Jokulhlaup -
Records distant earthquakes
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Records distant earthquakes
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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 -
An 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 -
Extremely 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