Mass movement Flashcards
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What are the 4 types of mass movement?
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Rockfall, Slumping, landslide, mudslide
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What is, and how does rockfall occur?
A
involves individual fragments or chunks of rock falling off a cliff face, often resulting from freeze-thaw weathering.
3
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What is and how do landslides occur?
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involves blocks of rock sliding rapidly downslope along a linear shear-plane, usually lubricated by water.
4
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What is and how does mudflow occur?
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The type of mass movement that involves saturated material flowing downhill, which may involve elements of sliding and slumping
5
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What is and how does slumping/rotational slip occur?
A
The type of mass movement that involves the downhill movement of material along a curved surface lubricated by water.
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