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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
A broad expanse of basalt lava that cooled to fill in low-lying areas of the landscape Read More »
General KnowledgeQuestion
An ice jam initiated by rpaid change in temperature
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Thermal Ice Jam
An ice jam initiated by rpaid change in temperature Read More »
General KnowledgeQuestion
An extremely large basalt-lava volcano, gently sloping sides
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Shield Volcano
An extremely large basalt-lava volcano, gently sloping sides Read More »
General KnowledgeQuestion
Extremely slow downslope flow of sediment on the surface
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Creep
Extremely slow downslope flow of sediment on the surface Read More »
General KnowledgeQuestion
Where the earthquake actually appears on the earth’s surface, sometimes there is a rupture at that point
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Epicentre
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Downslope creep driven by sequential freezing and thawing
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Gelifluction
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General KnowledgeQuestion
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
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The length of a fault broken during an earthquake
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Surface Rupture Length
The length of a fault broken during an earthquake Read More »
General KnowledgeQuestion
Developed in 1902 by Giuseppe Mercalli
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Mercalli Intensity Scale
Developed in 1902 by Giuseppe Mercalli Read More »
General KnowledgeQuestion
Measure earthquakes quantitatively, independent of location and assigns a magnitude value based on energy released
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Magnitude Scale
