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4 Types of Mass Wasting
Mass Wasting is the movement of sediment or soil downhill by gravity.
LANDSLIDES
MUDFLOW
MUDSLIDE
SLUMP
FAST MOVEMENT
of
SOUPY SOIL MIXTURE
FAST
60 mph = dangerous
SHORT FAST
MOVEMENT
of
SOIL on a
STEEP SLOPE
LANDSLIDES
MUDFLOWS
SLUMP
occur on
occur
with
HEAVY SEASONAL
RAINS
FAST MOVEMENT
of
LOOSE ROCK
STEEP SLOPES
triggered
by
Earthquakes
LAHAR Mudflow
is triggered by
volcanic eruptions
TALUS
Loose rock at the
bottom of the slope
CREEP !
S-L-O-W Invisible
MOVEMENT
of
SOIL
DOWNHILL
CREEP !!!!!
causes
MORE DAMAGE
than all other
forms
of
MASS WASTING !!!!
EARTHFLOW
is
a mudflow that is
slower and less fluid or
watery
Jhaugh:File: X :Graphic Organizers Earth Science 2010/Erosion- 4 types of mass movement
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