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What type of mass wasting would likely be triggered by an earthquake?

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When gravity causes huge amounts of rock or soil to be carried down a slope this form of erosion is referred to as a what?

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What causes mass wasting?

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When gravity causes huge amount of rock or soil to be carried down a slope this is referred to as a?

Rock slide / land slide / mass wasting.


Downslope movement of loose sediment and rock by the force of gravity is called?

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Name three characteristics of mass wasting?

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What climate influence in mass wasting?

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How can you put the word mass wasting in a sentence?

Mass wasting is hazardous and could kill you.