Why does slump occurs?

Answer 1

Conditions needed: Soft rock needs to be saturated by heavy rain/Sea water/or undercut by waves which break down the rock particles.

Process: Soft rock at the base of the cliff erodes away more quickly leaving nothing to support the hard rock on top, so it slides down leaving the land uneven at the coast to create almost a stair effect. Rainfall also quickens the process by eroding the soft rock.

Answer 2

This is one of the two types of mass wasting that you are likely to see evidence of on a regular basis (the other is soil creep). Soil slump is a common problem especially where slopes have been oversteepened or vegetation is disturbed on a hillside. Some soil slumps are large enough to cause significant property damage. Loss of life though is characteristically low, as this is not an especially fast type of movement.

Answer 3

Slump is a type of mass movement in which a mass of rock and soil slip quickly down a slope. The material move in one large mass, and slumps often occur when water soaks the bottom of soil that is rich in clay.

Answer 4

slippage of a block of material moving along a curved surface.

Answer 5

The difference in level between the height of the mould and that of the highest point of the subsided concrete is measured. This difference in height in mm. is taken as Slump of Concrete.

Answer 6

A slump often occurs when water soaks the base of a mass of soil that is rich in clay.

Answer 7

dirt and water