Mass Movement (coasts)

Question 1

define: Mass Movement
(rock fall, landslide, mudflow, rotational slip/slump)

Answer 1

the downward movement or sliding of material under the influence of gravity

Question 2

Rockfall

Answer 2

fractions of rock break away from the cliff face often due to freeze-thaw weathering called scree

Question 3

Landslide

Answer 3

blocks of rock slide downhill

Question 4

Mudflow

Answer 4

saturated soil and weak rock flows down a slope.
-usually with a stream nearby
-the slide creates a ‘lobe’ (like an ear) at the bottom

Question 5

Rotational slip/slump

Answer 5

saturated soil and weak rock slump down a curved surface (like a wiggly slide)