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The general term for material that falls down and gathers at the foot of a steep cliff or mountain face is scree.
Scree or Talus .
Talus
the slope.
Cuz it called that =D
This may be known as a scree slope or a talus pile. Talus and scree are normally used interchangeably, however scree normally refers to material of gravel size or smaller and talus to larger debris.
The rock fragments that accumulate at the base if a steep slope are usually known as scree or talus.
Weathered rock fragments at the bottom of a hill are called scree. Scree formation is commonly attributed to the formation of ice within mountain rock slopes.
The general term for material that falls down and gathers at the foot of a steep cliff or mountain face is scree.
The general term for material that falls down and gathers at the foot of a steep cliff or mountain face is scree.
Scree or Talus .
A slope of unconsolidated slope of granite gravels would be called a scree slide. The toe of such a slope would be known as the 'talus' - a word meaning ankle. And thus referring to the gentle curve.
A scree slope is caused by weather erosion breaking off pieces of rock from the cliff and mountain-side.
Those letters will spell scree (loose stones that cover a slope).
Like the formation of your face.
A slump
Talus