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Angle of the slope |
Steeper = Less Stable |
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Angle of Repose |
The steepest angle that will remain stable in a particular material |
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Critical Wedge |
Where you don't want house to be |
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Relief |
Elevation difference from bottom to top; HIGHER IS LESS STABLE |
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Water |
Destabilizes slopes by: 1) adding weight 2) pushes apart grains & lubricates surfaces |
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Plants |
Stabilze slopes because roots hold material together |
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Direction of Layers |
-Slope dips in the same direction as layers; less stable -Slope dips opposite to direction of layers; more stable |
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Palos Verdes |
Portuguese Bend |
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Drainage Basin |
Area drained by a stream and its tributaries |
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Tributaries |
Small streams that flow into larger ones |
