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What usually causes landslides and mass movement on cliffs and hills?
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Formation of a cliff?
Cliffs are formed when the softer rock and sediments erode away from rock formations that are more resistant to erosion, like sandstone, granite, or basalt. They are also formed by sudden geologic movement, like landslides or earthquakes along fault lines.
What crashes into coastlines that causes weathering of cliffs and beaches?
wind and water
How can landslides be prevented?
You can rely on local government to make people not build houses on edge of cliffs. You can also prevent it by making the landslide face a different direction by building walls. also planting trees
Why are there cliffs and volcanoes near cliffs?
Because usually volcanoes are caused by two plates releasing lava from one going above or below, in similar way to the mountains nearby.
What is the opposite of cliffs?
Valleys would be one opposite for cliffs.
What causes the erosion valley?
Gravity causes rock to fall away from steep mountains or cliffs and even by Landslides.
Formation of a cliff?
Cliffs are formed when the softer rock and sediments erode away from rock formations that are more resistant to erosion, like sandstone, granite, or basalt. They are also formed by sudden geologic movement, like landslides or earthquakes along fault lines.
Clay cliffs may do this after heavy rain?
slumping the slump this is where the land moves down. i know why you are asking this. my younger bro had to do the worksheet aswell slumping the slump this is where the land moves down. i know why you are asking this. my younger bro had to do the worksheet aswell
Why are the white cliffs so white?
Erosion causes it to stay white as white. The Cliffs are made of chalk.
Where is strata usually found?
in exposed cliffs.
What crashes into coastlines that causes weathering of cliffs and beaches?
wind and water
How landslides be prevented?
You can rely on local government to make people not build houses on edge of cliffs. You can also prevent it by making the landslide face a different direction by building walls. also planting trees
How can landslides be prevented?
You can rely on local government to make people not build houses on edge of cliffs. You can also prevent it by making the landslide face a different direction by building walls. also planting trees
Where does a bobcat gets its den?
Usually at the bottom of cliffs or ledges; they like to stay in forests.
How do canyons mountains and cliffs usually change after the amount of the rainfall dramatically increases?
When rainfall increases erosion increases, wearing away the mountains and cliffs and filling in the canyons with the products of erosion.
Why are there cliffs and volcanoes near cliffs?
Because usually volcanoes are caused by two plates releasing lava from one going above or below, in similar way to the mountains nearby.
Where do eagle make their nest?
usually on the side of cliffs and sometimes in the tops of very tall trees.
