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Movement of Large Amounts of Material Downhill under Gravity

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1 Movement of Large Amounts of Material Downhill under Gravity
Mass Movement Movement of Large Amounts of Material Downhill under Gravity

2 Types of Mass Movement Slow vs. Fast Wet vs. Dry
Cohesive (together) vs. Fragmented (separate pieces)

3 Types of Mass Wasting Creep Landslide-most destructive Mudflow Slump
Avalanche Rockfall

4 Factors in Mass Wasting
Climate Moisture Steep Slopes Weak Rocks Existing Failure Surfaces

5 Soil Creep

6 Soil Creep

7 Soil Creep

8 Soil Creep, California

9 Debris Flow, Utah

10 Landslide

11 Landslide Gros Ventre Slide, Wyoming, 1925

12 Mudflows

13 Slump- One large area falls (clump)

14 Bridge of the Gods, Washington

15 Bridge of the Gods, Washington

16 Slide Lake, Wyoming

17 Gros Ventre Slide, Wyoming

18 Landslide, Pakistan, January 4, 2010

19 Martian Landslide

20 Active Landslide on Mars

21 Active Landslide on Mars

22 Rockfalls, Yosemite, California

23 Rockfalls, Yosemite, California

24 Avalanche Chute, Colorado


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