Mass Movement Flashcards
Which type of mass movement involves saturated soil and weak rock flows down a slope, typically where cliffs are made up of boulder clay?
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Mudslide / mudflow
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Which type of mass movement involves saturated soil and weak rock flows down a slope, typically where cliffs are made up of boulder clay?
Describe the process of slumping
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The soft boulder clay holds rainwater and run-off. Waves erode the base of the cliff creating a wave-cut notch. The clay becomes saturated and forms a slip plane. The weight of the saturated cliff causes it to slump.
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Which type of mass movement involves fragments of rock breaking away from the cliff face, often due to freeze-thaw weathering?
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Rockfall
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Which type of mass movement involves fragments of rock breaking away from the cliff face, often due to freeze-thaw weathering?
Large blocks of rock sliding downhill is which type of mass movement?
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Landslide
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Large blocks of rock sliding downhill is which type of mass movement?
What is mass movement?
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Mass Movement is the downhill movement of cliff material under the influence of gravity.
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