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What causes a mudflow strong winds extreme cold extreme heat or heavy rains?
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∙ 13y ago
Heavy rain. Mud is water and soil. The other options don't make sense. Also, it's kind of obvious this is from a multiple choice question.
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How do use mudflow in a sentence?
The heavy rains caused a mudflow. The mudflow came down the hill and hit the village.
When does a mudflow occur?
After a heavy rain
Is mudflow a mass of wet sediment that flows downhill as a result of heavy rain melting snow and ice?
Mudflow
What causes mudflow?
A mudflow is caused when there is lots of loose mud and ground water. This ground water can come from heavy periods of rainfall or snow melt. There also is a lack of vegetation so the soil is not held in place and it is usually on a slope above 10 degrees. There is also Saturated soil which flows over impermeable sub soil.
After a heavy rainfall soil on a desert hill slides to the bottom is that called a muslide?
Or Mudslide because there both the same thing
What causes the 5 elements of thunderstorms starting with heavy rain?
1. Heavy Rain 2. Strong Winds 3. Lightning 4. Thunder 5. Tornado
What forms over the ocean and come with strong winds and heavy rain?
Strong heavy waves
What causes heavy snow?
Lot's of rain and cold weather causes heavy snow.
How can heavy rainfall trigger landslide or mudflow?
The rain seeps into the microscopic spaces between the soil particles. This turns the hillside into a thick liquid - which slides downhill due to gravity.
A tropical cyclone is a weather event that causes strong winds and heavy rainfall What is the source of energy for a tropical cyclone?
Latent heat from evaporated ocean water
What front causes the most violence?
The type of weather front that cause the most violence is a cold front. They can contribute to strong winds, major thunderstorms, and heavy rain.
What are strong winds that cause heavy rain and flooding called?
Strong winds that cause heavy rain and flooding are called hurricanes.
