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.
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 .
Rockslides, loose soil, and other debris such as vegetation and sediment are common materials that accumulate at the bottom of a steep slope due to erosion and gravity.
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).
Talus
The movement of material down slope along a curved surface is called creep. It is a slow, continuous process of particle-by-particle movement typically caused by gravity and can occur on various slope angles.
The angle at which loose material will not slide down a slope is called the angle of repose. It is the maximum angle at which an inclined surface formed of a particular loose material can remain stable without sliding. The angle of repose varies depending on the size, shape, and friction of the particles making up the material.