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  2. Tectonic uplift - Wikipedia

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    The removal of mass from a region will be isostatically compensated by crustal rebound. If we take into consideration typical crustal and mantle densities, erosion of an average 100 meters of rock across a broad, uniform surface will cause the crust to isostatically rebound about 85 meters and will cause only a 15-meter loss of mean surface ...

  3. Convergence zone - Wikipedia

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    This causes a mass accumulation that eventually leads to a vertical movement and to the formation of clouds and precipitation. [1] Large-scale convergence, called synoptic-scale convergence, is associated with weather systems such as baroclinic troughs , low-pressure areas , and cyclones .

  4. Fault (geology) - Wikipedia

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    The two colorful ridges (at bottom left and top right) used to form a single continuous line, but have been split apart by movement along the fault. In geology , a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements.

  5. Glossary of landforms - Wikipedia

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    Flat (landform) – Relatively level surface of land within a region of greater relief; Glen – Name for valley commonly used in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man; Gully – Landform created by running water and/or mass movement eroding sharply into soil; Hill – Landform that extends above the surrounding terrain

  6. Landslide classification - Wikipedia

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    Movement is driven by shear stress, which is generated by the mass of the block acting under gravity down the slope. Resistance to movement is the result of the normal load. When the slope fills with water, the fluid pressure provides the block with buoyancy, reducing the resistance to movement.

  7. Mass wasting - Wikipedia

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    Mass wasting, also known as mass movement, [1] is a general term for the movement of rock or soil down slopes under the force of gravity. It differs from other processes of erosion in that the debris transported by mass wasting is not entrained in a moving medium, such as water, wind, or ice.

  8. US lawmakers seek to halt weapons sales to UAE, citing Sudan

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    Costco is pushing back — hard — against the anti-DEI movement. Finance. Yahoo Finance. Strategist details what to look for in ETFs going into 2025. Food. Food. Southern Living.

  9. Glossary of geography terms (A–M) - Wikipedia

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    Also amphidrome and tidal node. A geographical location where there is little or no tide, i.e. where the tidal amplitude is zero or nearly zero because the height of sea level does not differ significantly at high tide and low tide, and around which a tidal crest circulates once per tidal period (approximately every 12 hours). The tidal amplitude increases, though not uniformly, with distance ...