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16 Cards in this Set
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Erosion |
The process of which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weather particles of rock and soil |
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Sediment |
Small solid pieces of material that comes from rocks or the remains of organisms eater earth materials deposited by erosion |
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Deposition |
Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations |
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gravity |
The attractive force between objects the force that moves objects downhill |
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Mass movement |
Any one of several processes by which gravity moves sedmints downhill |
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Creep |
The very slow downhill movement of rock and soil |
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Mudflow |
When watery clay soil slides down a mountain |
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Slump |
The movement of a large mass of rock and soil as it suddenly slips downhill |
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Landslide |
The very quick movement of rock and soil sliding down a steep slope |
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Watery clay soil slides down a mountain is an example of ... |
Mudflow |
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After many years a gravestone on a hillside falls over this is a example of ... |
Creep |
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Rock at top of a steep hill quickly Falls that is an example of... |
Landslide |
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Rock and soil suddenly slip downhill and one large Mass that is an example of... |
Slump |
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What causes mass movement? |
Gravity causes mass movement because the objects move downhill from the attractive force between objects. |
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Describe how three processes act together to wear down and build up Earth's surface. |
Weathering erosion and deposition act together in a cycle to wear down and build up Earth's surface |
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What are the different types of mass movement? |
The different types of mass movement includes landslides, mudflows, slumps, and creeks |
