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Large amounts of fallen rock are called "talus."
But Rock avalanche is a proper term, as is Rock slide, or rockfall.
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A shaking of the ground caused by the sudden movement of large blocks of rock along a fault.?
That's called an earthquake.
Why are large waves able to remove large chunks of rock from a shoreline than an average wave?
The large waves has a giant ship on it so that the waves could move the large chunk of rocks Answer When the large wave stirkes the rock, the wave recedes back to the sea taking with it all of the smaller pebbles and sand that support the large rock. If the weight of the water in the wave behind the rock exceeds that of the rock it will take the rock with it. Given time the rock will tumble as the smaller waves take away the supporting material.
Is a small rock falling off a cliff mechanical or chemical?
chemical ----------- I consider that this is a physical process.
Downhill movement of large masses of soil or rock under the influence of gravity?
The answer is erosion. This includes the chemical and solution break up of rocks, and their transport to another place. Aerial erosion is the process of moving sand and dusts by wind. Fluvial erosion is the same process but carried out by water, and this can move much larger particles. And the coasts are subject to erosion by the waves and the salt.
What are Large Crystals in The Rock that glitter in the sunlight?
Quartz
What are the large crystals called in an igneous rock mostly composed of a finer grained matrix?
The larger crystals or masses of larger crystals are called phenocrysts.
What rock forms by pressure on large masses of rock?
Metamorphic rock forms when under lots of pressure.
Is a large rock falling from a cliff and breaking mechanical?
yes
When large masses of magma solidify far below earth's surface what type of rocks form?
one of the most common is granite. This kind of rock is called intrusive rock because it was formed under the surface, and it has large crystals.
What do you call large masses of fallen rock?
One word you can use is scree.
What are thick masses of ice that erode rock and move sediment called?
These are glaciers.
What is it called when large amount of rock loosen and fall?
A large amount of rock fall is called an avalanche.
What eruptions can make a tsunami?
Well, volcanic eruptions typically do not cause tsunamis, but things that do cause them include earthquakes and large masses of land/rock falling off of glaciers and landforms into the water. Global warming has recently been said to cause large chunks of glaciers to fall off into the ocean, causing abnormally large waves.
What is a large lump of rock orbiting around the earth called?
The large lump of rock orbiting around the earth is called the moon
What is a break in the Earth's crust where masses of rock slide past each other is called a?
faults
What is the large rock called in the middle of the Australian desert?
Ayers Rock.
What is it called when the spaces of a large area of underground rock and soil are filled with water?
a floating rock NO! it's called an aguifer, not a floating rock
