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What is the a rapid downward movement of rock soil and other material?
a landslide
What is the downhill movement of rock or soil?
erosion or mass movement
Mass movement that involves rock and soil moving as a single unit?
A slump is a mass movement that involves rock and soil moving as a single unit.
What process changes rock to soil?
erosion 1.The process of expansion and contracting due to heat and cold 2. Abrastion from wind blown particles, water movement and gravity downward movement 3. Absorbtion of water and freezing causing internal expansion
What is the movement of rock and soil down a hillside or mountain?
Landslides
What is the a rapid downward movement of rock soil and other material?
a landslide
What is the difference between landslides and mudflows?
A landslide is the most destructive type of mass movement, and a mudflow is the rapid movement of a mixture of water, rock, and soil.
The downward movement of minerals and humus in the soil?
leaching
What is the gravity in the movement of the water through the water cycle?
G ravity may move the water downward through spaces in rock or soil, where the water becomes groundwater
What is the importance of gravity in the movement of water the water cycle?
G ravity may move the water downward through spaces in rock or soil, where the water becomes groundwater
What is the downward movement of water through spaces in soil due to gravity?
Percolation.
What is a rapid movement downhill of rocks soil or other matirials?
a landslide
What is the downhill movement of rock or soil?
erosion or mass movement
Mass movement that involves rock and soil moving as a single unit?
A slump is a mass movement that involves rock and soil moving as a single unit.
The sudden movement of a rock and soil down a slope?
the sudden movement of rocks and soil down a hill is a
What does percolation mean in the water cycle?
the downward movement of water through spaces in soil due to gravity
What process changes rock to soil?
erosion 1.The process of expansion and contracting due to heat and cold 2. Abrastion from wind blown particles, water movement and gravity downward movement 3. Absorbtion of water and freezing causing internal expansion
