Natural environment

Natural environment

Related to any physical feature of the earth's natural environment.

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electronic distance meter (EDM)

Natural environment; Landslide

A device that emits ultrasonic waves that bounce off solid objects and return to the meter. The meter's microprocessor then converts the elapsed time into a distance measurement. ...

epicenter

Natural environment; Landslide

The point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.

expansive soils

Natural environment; Landslide

Types of soil that shrink or swell as the moisture content decreases or increases. Structures built on these soils may experience shifting, cracking, and breaking damage as soils ...

fracture

Natural environment; Landslide

Breaks in rocks due to intense folding or faulting; can be caused by breaking oil-, gas-, or water-bearing strata by injecting a fluid under such pressure as to cause partings in ...