Slope processes

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  • Created by: Max Oscar
  • Created on: 08-04-22 12:31
What are slope processes?
Conditions under which each occurs and effects on slopes
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Types of mass movement?
Heaves
Flows
Slides
Falls
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Water & sediment movement on hill slopes
Rainsplash
Surface runoff (sheetwash & rills)
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What is mass movement?
Is any large-scale downhill movements of weathered material (regolith) in response to gravity
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What are exogenetic factors of slopes?
Factors that occur on the OUTSIDE of the slope
e.g. rainfall, earthquakes
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What are endogenetic factors of slopes?
Factors that occur on the INSIDE of the slope
e.g. rock strength
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Flows
Slides
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Water & sediment movement on hill slopes

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What is mass movement?

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