mass movement

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  • Created on: 22-04-13 14:31
soil creep
slowest movement caused by expansion of soil by water and gravity pull causing flow of the land
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Solifluction
caused by the freezing and thawing of top soil creating a flow of an active layer due to saturated soil
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mudflow
(5 to 15km) caused by unconsolidated soil after heavy rainfall
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slumps
cliffs formed of impermeable rocks cauing rotational slip after rainfall and gravity pull
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rockfall
rapid but rare movements where slopes exceed 40. causing a mass of rock to fall from the cliff face
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runoff
movement of fine material downslopewhere overland flow occurs
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marine erosion
shoreline exposed to agents of marine erosion
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Card 2

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Solifluction

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caused by the freezing and thawing of top soil creating a flow of an active layer due to saturated soil

Card 3

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mudflow

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Card 4

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slumps

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Card 5

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rockfall

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