Falls and topples
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Falls and topples are simply the falling or toppling of material by gravity. The fallen material will pile up at the bottom of the slope to form a tallus slope. The slope of the tallus slope will be at the angle of repose.
- tallus is also known as scree, which can be large boulders or gravel sized
 hiking on a scree slope in Cross Fell, England |
 man-made scree slope created from the carving of Mt Rushmore |
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