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Chapter 15-Mass Wasting Flashcards

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Factors that affect mass wasting (4)

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  • Nature of material
  • Role of water
  • Oversteepening of slopes
  • Removal of vegetation
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High surface tension is when sand is ______?

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Damp

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Largest river by discharge

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Amazon River

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Mass wasting is caused by?

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Gravity

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What happens when you increase/decrease the angle of repose

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If the angle is repose is > the angle of the hill= Stable

If the angle of repose is

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