Fourth Grade BA Weebly-Mass Wasting

Mass movement or mass wasting is movements of masses of bodies of soil, bed rock, rock debris, soil, or mud which usually occur along steep-sided hills and mountains because of the pull of gravity. This slipping of large amounts of rock and soil is seen in landslides, mud slides, and avalanches...

NPS-Erosion: Water, Wind, & Weather

Mass wasting is the movement of rock and soil down slope under the influence of gravity. Rock falls, slumps, and debris flows are all examples of mass wasting. Often lubricated by rainfall or agitated by seismic activity, these events may occur very rapidly and move as a flow. Landslide triggers may include: Intense rainfall, Rapid snowmelt, Earthquake, Volcanic eruption, Stream or coastal erosion...

Open Geology Textbook- CH 10 Mass Wasting

This chapter discusses the fundamental processes driving mass-wasting, types of mass wasting, examples and lessons learned from famous mass-wasting events, how mass wasting can be predicted, and how people can be protected from this potential hazard. Mass wasting is the downhill movement of rock and soil material due to gravity.

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