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Erstellt von Sasha Maric
vor mehr als ein Jahr
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Crust/Lithosphere
Mantle/Asthenosphere
Core
Divergent/constructive margins/boundaries
Convergent/destructive margins/boundaries
Ridge push
Slab pull
Sea floor spreading
extension – mid-ocean ridge
Island arcs
Subduction zones
extension – Benioff zones
Ocean trenches
Transform faults/boundaries
Seismic activity
Volcanic activity
Shallow/deep focus earthquakes
Fold mountains
Freeze-thaw action/Frost shattering
Exfoliation
Dilatation
Salt crystallisation
Hydration
Hydrolysis
Carbonation
Oxidation
Chelation
Humic acid
Effects of acid rain
Granular disintegration
Block disintegration
Joints
Bedding planes
Shear stress & shear strength
Free face, convex, concave slope
Heave
Flow
Fall
Slide slump
Soil creep
Slides (Landslide, mudslide, debris slide)
Avalanche
Rotational slip
Intentional (e.g. mining, quarrying, spoil heaps, stabilising slopes, coastal management)
Unintentional (e.g. effects of acid rain, deforestation, overgrazing by animals, landslides where favelas have been built on steep slopes)