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Q: How are landslides and avalanches different?
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How are landslides and and avalanches alike?

Landslides and avalanches are similar, because they are formed where unstable masses fall down a mountainside under gravity. They are different, because landslides are formed fromsolid rock or soil, whereas avalanches are formed from snow and ice.


Does Malaysia have any avalances?

Malaysia does not have avalanches, but they have landslides.


What has the author Jim Redmond written?

Jim Redmond has written: 'Landslides and avalanches' -- subject(s): Avalanches, Juvenile literature, Landslides 'The Lonely Boy in the Red Truck'


What is one of the causes of landslides and avalanches?

tremors , wind , rain ,gravity.


Which boundaries are converged boundaries?

earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, and avalanches.


What are the different kinds of nature?

Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Volcano Eruptions, Tsunamis', Tornadoes, Thunderstorms, Blizzards, Landslides, Rockslides, Avalanches, Floods, and Sandstorms.


Has a natural disaster happened to Nepal?

Yes. Nepal is prone to earthquakes, landslides, and avalanches.


Which erosional force acts alone to produce avalanches and landslides?

gravity


Which of these hazards are characteristic of a convergent boundary Earthquakes volcanoesMountianstrenches mud landslides other?

Volcanic activity and Earthquakes are two. And two more are Landslides and avalanches.


What are the different kinds of Natural Forces?

Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruptions, Tsunamis', Tornadoes, Thunderstorms, Blizzards, Landslides, Rockslides, Avalanches, Floods, Mudslides and Sandstorms.


How are avalanches or landslides alike?

Avalanches and landslides are similar, as they are both a natural event, where snow/ice or mud freely slides down an inclined surface e.g. a mountain. Other than what is actually sliding, thereis almost no difference between the two.


What disasters could happen in Auckland?

Earthquakes, landslides, floods, avalanches, volcanic eruptions and cyclones.