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Why would a land slide be more likely on a steep mountain than on a gently sloping hill?
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∙ 10y ago
It's simple. The steeper the slope is, the more gravitational potential energy is acting on the loose soil. i.e. On a steeper slope, less ground is supporting the weight of the material, which encourages the material to fall.
Try this at home: get a (flat) plate and put a mound of soil onto it. Keep on tilting the plate upwards (from the initial horizontal position). The soil will not fall at the start, but as the gradient increases, more soil will fall (the soil being a landslide).
Water (from rain or an underground spring) will also encourage a landslide because it adds weight to the soil and can act as a lubricant, loosening the particles.
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180 feet high
