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What is the accumulation of rock debris at the base of a cliff called?
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∙ 13y ago
I am not absolutely sure what you are asking but I have a feeling that the word you are looking for is 'scree'! I hope that this was useful! ;0
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What term describes an accumulation of angular rock fragments at the base of a steep bedrock slope or cliff?
Talus Slope.
Is the dark base of a tornado called the wall cloud?
No, the wall cloud is a lowered section of the cloud base from which a tornado or funnel cloud descends. The dark cloud at the base of a tornado is called the debris cloud.
What is the bottom of tornado called?
There is no particular term for the bottom of a tornado. The base of a tornado may be shrouded in a debris cloud.
If waves erode the soft rock along the base of a steep coast the result may eventually be a landform called a?
Wave-cut cliff
What is found at the base of the cliff after it has been eroded and what collects here with the waves and rain?
Well sediment collects at the bases of cliffs that have been eroded. This is not to be confused with weathering which removes part of a surface but leaves no sediment. At the base of the cliff could be a weaker point of the cliff because of erosion.
What term describes an accumulation of angular rock fragments at the base of a steep bedrock slope or cliff?
Talus Slope.
Why do cliffs erode at their bases?
cliff erosion begins at the base, erodes a notch from the bottom and removes fallen debris. this produces instability and results on constant recession.
Is there a base word for debris?
Yes, the base word for debris is "debr-" which comes from the French word "débris" meaning remains or fragments.
What is rocky debris?
A pile of stones that were once part of a large boulder, or talus at the base of a mountain. Scree or rubble volcanic debris is called cinders
Is the dark base of a tornado called the wall cloud?
No, the wall cloud is a lowered section of the cloud base from which a tornado or funnel cloud descends. The dark cloud at the base of a tornado is called the debris cloud.
What causes cliff collapse?
wind blowing at the edge of the cliff AND waves pounding the base of the cliff will cause a cliff to collapse
What is the bottom of tornado called?
There is no particular term for the bottom of a tornado. The base of a tornado may be shrouded in a debris cloud.
What does it mean to be lying at the foot of the cliff?
The person has probably fallen from the top of the cliff and is lying at the base,or foot, of the cliff
During extensive frost wedging a large pile of rocks accumulates at the base of the cliff what is this pile called?
detrital slope
A pile of rock fragments at the base of a cliff is called a?
This may be known as a scree slope or a talus pile. Talus and scree are normally used interchangeably, however scree normally refers to material of gravel size or smaller and talus to larger debris.
What is a cliff-base heap of rocks?
scree
What erosion would most likely cause a collapse on a rocky cliff?
Waves pounding the base of the cliff.
