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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.


What is the differences between landslide and mass wasting?

landslide is a type of mass wasting


What are the forms of mass wasting?

Avalanches and rock slides are the fastest forms of mass wasting.


What is mass wasting and the two criteria used to classify mass wasting events?

Mass wasting or mass movement can be defined as the process of downward movement of earths materials either soil debris, rock matter or other materials through a slope under the influence of gravity. Water is a very important factor favoring mass wasting. The criteria used to classify mass wasting include; 1. Velocity. (fast/quick or slow/gradual) 2. State of matter. (solid, liquid or semi-solid) 3. Volume. (large or small)


What is it called when a Rock and soil move down a slope?

This process is called mass wasting, which refers to the downhill movement of rock, soil, and debris under the influence of gravity. Some common types of mass wasting include landslides, rockfalls, and mudflows.


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.


Type of rock is often involved in mass wasting?

i am trying to find out what type of rock is often involved in mass wasting. what area closest to long beach, California has experienced mass wasting, and describe this event.


Mass wasting changes the surface of the earth quickly True or False?

mass wasting changes the surface of the earth quickly


What are the three criteria used to classify the different types of mass wasting?

The three criteria used to classify mass wasting are the type of material involved (rock, soil, or a mix), the speed at which the movement occurs (slow or fast), and the nature of the movement (fall, slide, or flow).


What are the two types of ecotourism?

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Why does the process of mass wasting occur faster on a steep slope?

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