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What is it called when a large rock falls from a cliff?
It is called a rockfall. Rockfalls can occur due to weathering, erosion, or seismic activity, leading to rocks breaking loose and falling down a slope or cliff.
What is a landslide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff called?
A landslide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff is called a rockslide. It occurs when loose rocks and debris slide down a slope due to gravity and other factors like heavy rainfall or earthquakes.
What is another name for small loose stones?
scree
What happens to the material the waves tear off the base of the cliff?
the loose material either dissolves in the ocean (thats why the ocean is so salty), it settles on the bottom of the ocean and becomes sedimentary rock, or it washes up on sorelines and becomes sand.
What is the rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slop or cliff called?
The rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff is called a rockfall. This process occurs when gravity causes loose rocks and debris to detach and fall rapidly, often triggered by factors such as weathering, erosion, or seismic activity. Rockfalls can pose significant hazards to structures, roads, and ecosystems below.
What do bedrock material that are broken from a cliff and deposited by a landslide at the base of the cliff look like?
The deposit is known as scree. The scree is like a steep ramp of very loose stones and boulders that have tumbled down due to the eroding of the cliff or mountain.
What is it called when a large rock falls from a cliff?
It is called a rockfall. Rockfalls can occur due to weathering, erosion, or seismic activity, leading to rocks breaking loose and falling down a slope or cliff.
What is a cluster of diamonds called?
Loose diamonds are called loose diamonds. When set as a group, the term may describe the setting more than the stones, i.e., pave, which is a 'pavement' of diamond stones. Otherwise multiple diamonds are simply called diamonds.
What are the dresses called that are loose at the top and tight at the bottom?
tunic dress
Most of the loose material that settles on the ocean floor probably comes from?
what is the loose material that settles on the bottom of the ocean called
Why do you need to wear rock climbing helmets?
Because it's common that stones and small rocks come loose and fall down the cliff. The helmet offers good protection against things like that.
What is the extra yoke on the back of a man's shirt called that is loose on the bottom?
I believe that is called a "vented cape-back". Sometimes they are open at the bottom, sometimes they are open on the sides.
Where would you expect to find talus?
You would expect to find talus at the base of a cliff or steep slope. Talus consists of loose, fragmented rock debris that has accumulated from the erosion of the cliff or slope above. It often forms a slope of angular rocks and boulders created by gravity pulling the rock fragments downhill.
What is a landslide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff called?
A landslide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff is called a rockslide. It occurs when loose rocks and debris slide down a slope due to gravity and other factors like heavy rainfall or earthquakes.
What is another word for loose stones?
Scree Gravel
Would it be best to have stones channel set in a bracelet or should they be loose set?
It would be best to have stones channel set instead of loose set , because when having them loose set you run the risk of having them fall out more easily .
What are the dresses called that are really loose at the top and tight at the bottom?
Those dresses are called "fit and flare dresses" or "mermaid dresses." They are fitted at the waist and flare out at the bottom, creating a slimming silhouette.
