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Is creep a rapid mass movement?
no, because it happens slowly and the soil moves a few centimeters per year
What is the type of mass movement by which a mixture of water rock and soil moves rapidly downhill?
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What is the downhill movement of rock or soil?
erosion or mass movement
What most common type of mass movement in a moderately sloped and dry environment is?
soil creep
When will the earth content of the soil on a hillside most likely trigger a mass movement?
When the soil is fully soaked with water, such as after heavy rains
When will the water content of the soil on a hillside most likely trigger a mass movement?
when the soil is fully soaked with water, such as after heavy rains
What causes mass wasting?
Mass wasting is caused when there are loose rocks and soil on a mountain, then somthing moves it. Then it all falls down the mountain causing a landslide. Denver Simmons
Mass movement that involves rock and soil moving as a single unit?
A slump is a mass movement that involves rock and soil moving as a single unit.
Is a slump mass movement or a creep mass movement faster?
A slump mass movement is faster because a creep mass movement is the slowest kind of mass movement.it is slow because the mass movement involve gradual downhill movement of soil and regolith.
What is mass movement erosion?
its is when something happens on soil
What is the difference between landslides and mudflows?
A landslide is the most destructive type of mass movement, and a mudflow is the rapid movement of a mixture of water, rock, and soil.
What is erosian?
when there is alot of movement in the earths surface the soil moves these are the signs of an erosion.
