0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What Material that accumulates at the bottom of a steep slope?
The general term for material that falls down and gathers at the foot of a steep cliff or mountain face is scree.
What is a large pile of debris that forms at the base of a slope?
Scree or Talus .
Material that collects at the foot of a steep slope or cliff is called?
Talus
The slant of a line on a graph is called?
the slope.
Why is the bunny slope named the bunny slope?
Cuz it called that =D
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 Material accumulates at the bottom of a steep slope?
The rock fragments that accumulate at the base if a steep slope are usually known as scree or talus.
A sloping mass of rock fragments below a cliff called?
Weathered rock fragments at the bottom of a hill are called scree. Scree formation is commonly attributed to the formation of ice within mountain rock slopes.
What is material that accumulate at the bottom of a steep slope?
The general term for material that falls down and gathers at the foot of a steep cliff or mountain face is scree.
What Material that accumulates at the bottom of a steep slope?
The general term for material that falls down and gathers at the foot of a steep cliff or mountain face is scree.
What is a large pile of debris that forms at the base of a slope?
Scree or Talus .
What is a non vertical rock face called Like a gravel slide just made of granite?
A slope of unconsolidated slope of granite gravels would be called a scree slide. The toe of such a slope would be known as the 'talus' - a word meaning ankle. And thus referring to the gentle curve.
Why are large scree slopes found under cliffs and mountainous areas?
A scree slope is caused by weather erosion breaking off pieces of rock from the cliff and mountain-side.
What is the scrambled word for seeCr?
Those letters will spell scree (loose stones that cover a slope).
What is it called when material moves down slope along a curved surface called?
A slump
Material that collects at the foot of a steep slope or cliff is called?
Talus
How does a mountain slope form?
Scree slopes are common in upland areas, such as the Lake District. The scree - broken fragments of rock - is usually formed by freeze-thaw activity. This breaks solid rock into smaller, often angular particles. Scree is common in mountainous areas, since night-time temperatures often fall below freezing point, and there is a ready supply of moisture to freeze. A typical lowland glaciated valley can be seen in the background. Scree slopes are common in upland areas, such as the Lake District in northwest England. The scree, broken fragments of rock, is usually formed by freeze-thaw activity. This breaks solid rock into smaller, often angular particles. They are common in mountainous areas, since night-time temperatures often fall below freezing point, and there is a ready supply of moisture. Scree slope and cliffs near Eldborg, an ancient volcanic crater, in southern Iceland. Rocks fractured and broken apart by freeze-thaw action here form slopes of loose material. The slopes are very similar to the landscape of hot desert areas. Areas such as southern Iceland - which are called periglacial (literally on the edge of glacier activity) - are sometimes called cold deserts. Pile of rubble and sediment that collects at the foot of a mountain range or cliff. The rock fragments that form scree are usually broken off by the action of frost (freeze-thaw weathering). With time, the rock-waste builds up into a heap or sheet of rubble that may eventually bury even the upper cliffs, and the growth of the scree then stops. Usually, however, erosional forces remove the rock waste so that the scree stays restricted to lower slopes.
