What is the difference between rockfalls and rockslides?

Answer 1

Confusing right?

Ok, a landslide is rapid, gravity-caused events that move soil, loose rock, and boulders. Rockfall involves ONLY loosened rock falling from steep cliffs.

So a landslide have soil AND rocks. Rockfall only has rocks. :)

Answer 2

An earthquake is a shaking of the earth's crust usually caused by the movement of earth's tectonic plates. A landslide is a downhill movement of a large quantity of dirt and rock. Some landslides are caused by earthquakes.

Answer 3

A rockslide is a runescape main natural disaster.

Answer 4

A rockfall is when one or more rocks fall through the air. A rockslide is when rocks move suddenly down a flat, inclined surface.

Answer 5

A rockfall is with one or more rocks moving up while a rock slide moves quickly and suddenly down a flat inclined surface.

Answer 6

Rockslides happen when there is wild fires, earthquackes or melting snow.

mudslides happen when there is heavy rain or melting snow

Answer 7

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