This is known as a landslide with a circular slip geometry.
a slump
There are a few ways this can happen. First, earthquakes are associated with movement along faults. This movement can alter the surface terrain. The shaking of an earthquake can also cause wet soil and sediment to behave like a liquid.
Broadly, the surface waves of which there are two main types. The Love and Rayleigh wave. Rayleigh waves have the largest amplitude of the surface waves and so cause the majority of damage.
An Earthquake!
Surface waves (as the name suggests) travel along Earth's surface. Seismic waves that travel through earth's interior are known instead as body waves.
When a block of material moves downslope along a curved surface, the type of mass movement is _____.
When a block of material moves downslope along a curved surface, the type of mass movement is _____.
a slump
When a block of material moves down slopes along a curved surface, the type of mass movement is called a rockslide. This is a rapid, downslope movement of a coherent rock mass along a planar or slightly curved surface.
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When a block of material moves downslope along a curved surface, the type of mass movement is called "slumping." This occurs when a mass of earth or rock moves down a slope in a rotational manner, typically along a curved surface. Slumping is characterized by the movement of material that remains somewhat cohesive and often leaves behind a curved scarp at the top and a bulging toe at the bottom of the slope.
The movement of material down slope along a curved surface is called creep. It is a slow, continuous process of particle-by-particle movement typically caused by gravity and can occur on various slope angles.
When a block of material moves down slope along a curved surface, it is called a rockslide. This type of mass movement involves the rapid sliding or falling of a coherent rock mass along a well-defined surface.
This is known as a landslide with a circular slip geometry.
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