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Mass movements are controlled through various engineering and management strategies, including slope stabilization techniques such as retaining walls, drainage systems, and vegetation to enhance soil cohesion. Monitoring systems like sensors can detect ground movement and provide early warning signs. Land-use planning and regulations also play a crucial role by limiting development in high-risk areas. Additionally, geotechnical assessments help identify vulnerable slopes and inform mitigation efforts.
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Which is the most dramatic triggers of sudden mass movements?
An earthquake
What type of mass movements makes the most changes in Earth's surface?
The mass movement that makes the most changes in Earth's surface is not air, or water, but a landslide. The four mass movements are landslide, slump, creep, and mudslide.Old Answer: air, water.
What are the types and descriptions of mass movements?
Mass wasting is considered by geologists as the movement of dirt, rock, sediment, and landscape downhill. Landslides, slump, creep, rock falls, debris falls, rock slides, mudslides, mudflows, lahar, avalanche, and debris flows are all types of mass wasting. Also, any kind of erosion (mechanical/chemical) moving sediment downhill.
Is controlled adjective?
My teacher says controlled is not an adjective.
What type of mass movement that is not results from the force of gravity?
Mass movements typically refer to the downslope movement of soil and rock due to gravity. However, a type of mass movement that is not directly caused by gravity is a volcanic eruption, where magma and volcanic ash can be expelled forcefully from a volcano. This movement can lead to the rapid flow of materials down the slopes of the volcano, but it is driven by the pressure from gases and magma rather than gravitational forces.
What can humans do to preventrapid mass movements such as landslides and rock falls?
Not very much. The best solution we have is to cause these movements to happen ourselves under controlled conditions.
Where are posture balance and voluntary muscle movements controlled?
Cerebellum
What are examples of mass movement?
Examples of mass movements include protests, civil rights movements, labor strikes, and social justice movements. These movements involve a large number of people coming together to create change and advocate for a common cause.
What are movements you don't have control over?
they are called involuntary movements.......controlled by involuntary muscles.....eg: heart beats...
Why do over-steepened slopes lead to mass movements?
if the steepness of a slope exceeds the stable angle, mass movements become more likely.
What type of action is controlled by the cerebellum?
The cerebellum controls and coordinates posture, balance and movements, especially rapid, skilled movements.
What are the 3 controlled movements an airplane fly what are they?
Pitch, Roll and Yaw
When you run to catch a ball your movements are planned and controlled from the?
frontal lobes
Where are mass movements most common?
Mass movements are most common in regions with steep slopes, loose soil or rock material, heavy precipitation, and seismic activity. Areas prone to mass movements include mountainous regions, coastal cliffs, and areas with a history of landslides or rockfalls. Human activities such as deforestation and construction can also increase the risk of mass movements.
What is the set of controlled movements that a horse and rider must peform in equastrian competition?
A set of controlled movements would likely be a Dressage test. There are multiple tests to choose from depending upon your level of riding / competition.
Why are poverty stricken people unlikely recruits for mass movements?
People living on a day to day basis are a group unlikely to be recruited into mass movements for major changes in society. The goals of such people are to merely survive and any distractions such as mass movements, are a low priority.
What is mass movements are caused by gravity or glaciers?
Mass movements caused by gravity are known as gravity-driven movements and include landslides, rockfalls, and debris flows. Glaciers cause mass movements through glacial erosion, where ice movement transports sediment downhill, leading to processes like rockslides and moraine collapses.
