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Mass movement
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a downhill movement of masses of soil or rock under the force of gravity
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unconsolidated materials
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-loose and un-cemented material
ex: sand, silt, soil, rock fragments |
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consolidated material
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-compacted and cemented material
ex: jointed rock, deformed rock, massive rock |
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slope: angle of repose
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slope angle of unconsolidated material at gravitational equilibrium (ranges from 35-45degrees)
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creep
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slowest form of mass movement
-down slope migration of soil under the influence of gravity |
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rock avalanches
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flows that are faster and travel farther than rock slides or falls
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