Landslides

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What is a landslide?

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A mass of debris, earth, and rock sliding down a slope

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How do you prevent a landslide?

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Plant some trees

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How many people die a year due to a landslide?

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25-50

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How many types of landslides are there?

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10

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What soil type is most prone to landslides? Silt, Shale, Sandy, Loamy

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Shale

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What happens in a fast and furious landslide?

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The house is destroyed and scatters its remnants throughout the soil as it moves.

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Bonus question-- What city is prone to landslides? Options: Seattle, Houston, Detroit, Chicago

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Seattle

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Why do trees help the land on the slope stay put?

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The root formation holds the soil to the slope, much like a toothpick keeping a part of a cake to another.

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What is a slope?

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A slope is a big, steep hill.

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Bonus-- Is an avalanche a type of landslide?

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yes