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Q: What type of mass movement occurs when sediments freeze and thaw?
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One trigger of mass movement is the pores in sediments filling with what?

One trigger of mass movements occurs when the pores in sediments become filled with water.


What form of mass movement occurs when a pasty mix of water and sediments moves downhill?

"mud slide"


Wicth type of mass movement occurs when sediments slowly move downhill because of freezeing and thawing?

creep


What are large amounts of sediments sliding downhill?

mass movement


How does mass movement occur?

creep mass movement occurs where ice wedging takes place.(ice wedging means the ground is freezing and thawing over and over again) As the ground freezes, it expands the water in the soil to push up the sediments. when the ground thaws out all the sediments will fall downslope. Creep is a slow process.


How does creep mass movement occur?

creep mass movement occurs where ice wedging takes place.(ice wedging means the ground is freezing and thawing over and over again) As the ground freezes, it expands the water in the soil to push up the sediments. when the ground thaws out all the sediments will fall downslope. Creep is a slow process.


What is mass movement cause by?

Mass movement is caused by gravity. (: also occurs when tectonic plates shift


What kind of front occurs when a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and no movement occurs?

A stationary front


Which mass wasting is slow movement of solid particles down?

A slow mass movement of individual sediments is a creep. It happens so slowly that you cannot see it happening and it can go on for years.


Which type of mass movement occurs when sediments slowly move downhill because freezing and thawing?

The process in which sediments move slowly downhill, is called creep. It is common where freezing and thawing occur. As ice expands in soil, it pushed sediments up. Then as soil thaws, the sediments move farther downslope. Over time, creep can move large amounts of sediment, possibly causing damage to some structures


What causes most sediments to wash or fall into a river?

mass movement and runoff


What is the mass movement that occurs when sediment suddenly slips downhill in one large mass?

Slump