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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.

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Is the fan-shaped pile of broken rock fragments at the base of a steep bedrock slope or cliff?

The fan-shaped pile of broken rock fragments at the base of a steep bedrock slope or cliff is known as a talus slope or talus cone. This debris results from the weathering and erosion of the bedrock above, where gravity causes the rock fragments to accumulate at the base of the slope.


What are eroded rock fragments and shells of marine creatures called that pile up on the seafloor?

Basalts


What sentence with the word scree?

Both scree and talus are a collection of broken rock fragments, such as at the foot of a cliff. Scree has smaller fragments- about golf ball sized, where talus is a bigger chunk of broken rock. "The footing was very poor when crossing over the field of scree." Think of a pile of big gravel.


Made from large rocks and protects the base of cliffs?

This description is of a talus slope, which is a pile of broken rocks at the base of a cliff. Talus slopes are formed as rockfall debris accumulates over time. They help reduce erosion at the base of cliffs and provide habitat for plants and animals.


How do you determine the cubic yards in a pile of mulch when the pile measures 12 feet by 12 feet at its base?

To find the cubic yards in a pile of mulch with a base measuring 12 feet by 12 feet, you need to calculate the volume by multiplying the base area by the height of the pile. If the height of the pile is 3 feet, then the volume would be 12 feet x 12 feet x 3 feet, which equals 432 cubic feet. To convert cubic feet to cubic yards, divide by 27 (since 27 cubic feet equals 1 cubic yard). So, in this case, the pile of mulch measures approximately 16 cubic yards.

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Is the fan-shaped pile of broken rock fragments at the base of a steep bedrock slope or cliff?

The fan-shaped pile of broken rock fragments at the base of a steep bedrock slope or cliff is known as a talus slope or talus cone. This debris results from the weathering and erosion of the bedrock above, where gravity causes the rock fragments to accumulate at the base of the slope.


During extensive frost wedging a large pile of rocks accumulates at the base of the cliff what is this pile called?

detrital slope


What are eroded rock fragments and shells of marine creatures called that pile up on the seafloor?

Basalts


How do you remove the drivers side door panel on a Skoda fabia?

Its called push the pile of sh** off a cliff


What sentence with the word scree?

Both scree and talus are a collection of broken rock fragments, such as at the foot of a cliff. Scree has smaller fragments- about golf ball sized, where talus is a bigger chunk of broken rock. "The footing was very poor when crossing over the field of scree." Think of a pile of big gravel.


Where does a talus cone produced?

A talus cone is produced at the base of a steep slope or cliff where rock debris and other materials accumulate due to gravitational processes. As weathering and erosion break down the rock, fragments fall and slide down, forming a triangular or cone-shaped pile. This geological feature typically occurs in mountainous regions or areas with significant elevation changes.


Made from large rocks and protects the base of cliffs?

This description is of a talus slope, which is a pile of broken rocks at the base of a cliff. Talus slopes are formed as rockfall debris accumulates over time. They help reduce erosion at the base of cliffs and provide habitat for plants and animals.


What are cinder cones are made of?

Cinder Cones are composed of rock fragments and the eruption of cinders. The rock fragments pile up around a single crater forming a Cinder Cone.


What is a large pile called?

A large pile is called a heap or a mound.


What occurs when rock is crushed into a pile of fragments?

the Total surface area increases and the chemical composition remains the same .


What is a heap or small hill of items that rhymes with smile?

Pile.


What is a pile of earth called?

I would say that's a "mound" of earth.