Question
A landslide in which the mass rotates as it slides on a basal slip surface
Answer
Rotational Slide
Natural Disasters
Blocky basalt lava with a ragged clinkery surface
Question
Blocky basalt lava with a ragged clinkery surface
Answer
Aa Flow
Karst-like landscape in permafrost terrain caused by melting of thermofrost under increasing temperatures
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Karst-like landscape in permafrost terrain caused by melting of thermofrost under increasing temperatures
Answer
Thermokarst
Flat-topped volcano formed by an eruption under a glacier
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Flat-topped volcano formed by an eruption under a glacier
Answer
Tuya
Molten rock
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Molten rock
Answer
Magma
Record both local and distant earthquakes; but cannot accurately measure strong earthquakes in the direct vicinity
Question
Record both local and distant earthquakes; but cannot accurately measure strong earthquakes in the direct vicinity
Answer
Broadband Seismograph
Natural Hazards can be separated into _________ and ________ categories.
Question
Natural Hazards can be separated into _________ and ________ categories.
Answer
Economic Impacts and Environmental Impacts
A slurry of rock, sand, water flowing downslope; water usually makes up less than half of the flow volume
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A slurry of rock, sand, water flowing downslope; water usually makes up less than half of the flow volume
Answer
Debris Flow
Indicates the severity of an earthquake in terms of the damage that it inflicts on structures and people
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Indicates the severity of an earthquake in terms of the damage that it inflicts on structures and people
Answer
Intensity Scale
Ice that crystallizes in pores between grains of sediment
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Ice that crystallizes in pores between grains of sediment
Answer
Interstitial Ice