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They are both a mass of matter moving down a slope at speed however avalanches generally move faster and always consist on snow where as landslides consists of trees, land, rocks, and any debris it picks up. A mud slide is mainly medium to fast moving mud that also has debris it has picked up.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey are alike because they are both on mountains or cliffs and are coming down in a very large amount and a forceful motion. they are different because an avalanche is a large mass of snow, ice, etc., detached from a mountain slope and sliding or falling suddenly downward while a landslide is the sliding of a large mass of rock material, soil, etc, down the side of a mountain or cliff.
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∙ 8y agoThey are basically the same, however an avalanche has to do with snow whilst a landslide is "land" or colluvium, talus or scree.
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∙ 11y ago- they both cause damege
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∙ 11y agoThey both are partly caused by water.
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∙ 12y agoBoth deposit material on steep hill l
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∙ 11y agomud/ snow
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What do you called a sudden landslide of snow?
It's Avalanche! Believe me ! If someone gives you hippo its denfinaltley wrong!
What is another related word for landslide?
* slope, * gravity, * rainfall * mud slide * avalanche * earthquake * tremor
What are the differentecents of a avalanche and landslide?
They both occur on slanted landforms, occur suddenly and unexpectedly, use gravity, are caused by large amounts of unstable mass, and are capable of massive destruction.
What are 4 examples of mass movement?
4 examples of Mass wasting are; 1. Rock fall. 2. Landslide. 3. Mud flow. 4. Avalanche.
What is like a rockslide but on a snow-covered mountain.?
avalanche
How are a landslide and an avalanche different?
landslide is a part of a land and avalanche is a area where it can be land and flied
Is a landslide like a avalanche?
Both deposit material on steep hill l
What means the same as avalanche?
A landslide.
How are landslide and avalanche different the same?
A landslide is something that would occur in a dry climate ( a cliff side, dirt) and a avalanche occurs in the snow.
What do you called a sudden landslide of snow?
It's Avalanche! Believe me ! If someone gives you hippo its denfinaltley wrong!
What is am avalanche?
It is a landslide. An avalanche is where a mass of snow swiftly rolls down mountains. It has killed many people before.
Does landslide happen slowly or rapily?
do avalanche happen fast or slow
Name the natural hazards in mountain area?
some of them are avalanche, landslide and volcano
What is the most destructive kind of mass movement?
Landslide xx
How can you say avalanche in a sentence?
I was caght in an avalance. The avalance was big and scary. When the avalance started, I saw someone scream and dissappear. An avalance is a landslide of snow or earth. A synonym for avalance is landslide.
What is a synonym for avalanche?
snow-slide, landslide, landslip, large amount, barrage, torrent, deluge, inundationsnow-slide, landslide, landslip, large amount, barrage, torrent, deluge, inundation
What is another related word for landslide?
* slope, * gravity, * rainfall * mud slide * avalanche * earthquake * tremor
