slides
Rock slides can be triggered by this...
What is an earthquake
A landslide on a curved surface is called this ..
what is a slump
Avalanches occur in this type of area
What is mountainous
When plants do this a rock fall can occur
What is roots growing
to avoid the dangers of mudflow one should...
What not build on steep saturated slope or at the base
When soil and rock slide it is called a
What is a landslide
Slumps occur when the soil is ...
What is thick
The slope must be at least this many degrees for an avalanche to occur
What is 35 degrees
When water does this a rock fall can occur
What is freeze and thaw
Preventive action to divert water
what is ditches and proper drainage
Slides can reach a speed of ...
What is 200 km/hr
Slumps occur after this
What is a rain
Radiation from this can cause snow covered mountains to melt then later refreeze
What is the sun
Rock fall are less likely to occur in these regions
What is humid
For steep rocky slope this can be used
what is steel nets and fencing
Landslides can cause flooding if
What is if the debris dams a river
Slumps leave this shaped scars on the slope
What is crescent shaped
The speed of an avalanche can be up to this
What is 300 km/hr
The debris at the bottom of slope is called this
What is talus
To protect people from avalanches ...
avalanches are set off on purpose when no one is around
Damage from landslides cost this much per year in the US
What is 2 million
Slumps can be seen along these..
What is a highway
Small Vibrations created by this can trigger an avalanche
What is A single skier
The force that is the underlying cause of rock falls is
What is gravity
Mudslides are common in
California and south America