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What cuases rock fall?
Rocks fall because of gravity. Gravity is the force that brings things back to earth. Rocks on a slope, mountain, hill, etc. fall or roll down the hill with gravity. Also, mudslides and other things can push rocks down.
What type of rocks fall off mountains?
rocks
Explain how rock and mountains break apart?
Rocks and mountains break apart due to erosion or weathering. The rocks and mountains would break down into smaller and smaller pieces and fall away.
How does clear-cutting affect erosion?
The trees are cut down and can fall over on slopes, which will cause mud slides or even affect the mountain.
What is the difference between rockfalls and rockslides?
Confusing right?Ok, a landslide is rapid, gravity-caused events that move soil, loose rock, and boulders. Rockfall involves ONLY loosened rock falling from steep cliffs.So a landslide have soil AND rocks. Rockfall only has rocks. :)
What cuases rock fall?
Rocks fall because of gravity. Gravity is the force that brings things back to earth. Rocks on a slope, mountain, hill, etc. fall or roll down the hill with gravity. Also, mudslides and other things can push rocks down.
What is a rock at the top of a cliff that suddenly falls?
Weathering makes rocks at the top of a cliff suddenly fall.
How can you get to the top of the waterfalls in mountain of the moon?
you keep jumping on the rocks and you will get to the top of the water fall
Why is mountain and water fall water always clean?
Because when the water flows through the rocks, the rocks catch all the dirt.
What is the same between rockfall and rockslide?
they both involve rocks that are moving down hill
What is a group of loose rocks that fall or roll down a steep slope?
The answer is rock fall
What will happen if you keep cutting trees on a mountain?
The mountain would obviously fall down.
If a tree is growing on a mountain cliff and falls will it fall up the mountain or down the mountain and why?
It will fall down, because gravity pulls it towards the core of the earth. If you don't know what the core of the earth is, it is a layer of the earth, which is made of melted metal. Understand?
What happens when rocks fall down a cliff?
It falls and break
A natural force that causes rocks to fall or roll down hill?
gravity
Why we bent in a forward direction during journey on a mountain?
Because if we lean back we'd fall down the mountain.
Describe the dirction in which soil and rocks particles to fall?
Things fall in the direction that we call "down". BTW, "down" may point in different "absolute" directions.
