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GCSE Geography · key term
An accumulation of loose rock fragments on a slope, often below an exposed rock face.
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Specification 1.2 · Paper 1
Revise: Physical Processes Shaping LandscapesOn steep slopes, loosened rock can fall and accumulate as scree below a rock face. Other forms of mass movement include landslides, mudflows and rotational slips, in which material moves downhill along a curved surface.
Paper 2
An accumulation of loose, angular rock fragments at the foot of a slope.
For an explanation, link a process to its result: repeated freeze–thaw breaks rock apart, then gravity moves the fragments downhill to form scree.
For an explanation, link conditions to a process and then to a landscape feature: cold conditions → repeated freezing and thawing → broken rock → scree below a steep slope.
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On steep slopes, loosened fragments can fall and accumulate as scree at the foot of the slope. This shows the interaction of climate, weathering and gravity: cold conditions help break the rock, while the slope allows the fragments to move downhill.