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Mass movement Flashcards

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What is mass movement?

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The downhill movement of material under the influence of gravity.

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What is a key fact about mass movement? What does this depend upon?

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It can range in speed from extremely slow (1cm per year) to extremely fast dependent upon the weight of the rainwater and the weakness of the geology.

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What is soil creep/ solifluction?

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Individual soil particles move continuously downhill under gravity so the hillside looks stepped.

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What is the rate of movement if soil creep/solifluction?

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Slow

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Is soil creep/solifluction a wet or dry process?

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Wet or dry

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What is mudflow?

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The soil become densely saturated (unable to percolate deep into ground) so surface layers of fine material become fluid and flow downhill.

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What is the rate of movement of mudflow?

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Fast

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Is mudflow a wet or dry process?

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Wet

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What is rock fall?

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Cliffs are undercut by the sea in the intertidal zone so upper rocks become too heavy and collapse. This process is also caused by freeze thaw.

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What is the rate of movement of rock fall?

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Fast

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Is rock fall a wet or dry process?

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Wet or dry

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What is slumping/rotational slip?

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On cliffs where softer material lies on top of more resistant materials, sections of the cliff move downwards with a slide plane that is concave, producing a rotational movement.

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What is the rate of movement of slumping/rotational slip?

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Slow

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Is slumping a wet or dry process?

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Wet

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What are landslides?

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Cliffs made from softer rocks or deposited material slip when lubricated following heavy rainfall.

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What is the rate of movement of a landslide?

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fast

17
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Are landslides a wet or dry process?

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Wet

18
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What is slumping/rotational slip?

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On cliffs where softer material lies on top of more resistant material, sections of the cliff move downwards with a slide plane which is concave, producing a rotational movement.

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What is the rate of movement of slumping/rotational slip?

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Slow

20
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Is slumping/rotational slip a wet or dry process?

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Wet

21
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What is rock fall?

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Cliffs are undercut by the sea or affected by mechanical weathering like freeze thaw, causing rocks to become unstable and collapse due to gravity.

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What is the rate of movement of rock fall?

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Fast

23
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Is rock fall a wet or dry process?

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Wet or dry

24
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How does run off affect mass movement?

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Water from overland flow may erode the clifface and coastal area by picking up sediment which enters the littoral zone and is transported in the water via suspension

Geography Y12 - Coasts (35 decks)

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