landslides and mudslides
landslides
the sudden movement of rocks and soil down a hill is a
The four types of mass movements are: Rock Falls-a rock fall happens when loose rocks fall down a steep slope Landslides-the sudden movement of rocks and soil down a slope Mudflows-the flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water Creep-the slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
i would assume gravity? a slope is downhill, so if rocks are loose they will naturally travel downwards.
ice or rocks
This mean that rocks over a long period of time becomes. Through processes such as weather rocks are broken down into smaller and smaller peices and (through other processes) become soils.
This mean that rocks over a long period of time becomes. Through processes such as weather rocks are broken down into smaller and smaller peices and (through other processes) become soils.
the soil gets washed down the steep slope and gathers at the bottom
soil was first rocks, which then later turned to soil by a factor that they were broken down to soil by rain.
The answer is rock fall
This phenomena is a mass debris flow. Since it is effectively a fluid having approximately the density of rock, it may move boulders weighing tens of tons down-slope.
The rain wears tiny particles off of rocks and carries them down a slope.