Mass wasting, also known as mass movement or slope movement, is the geomorphic process by which soil, regolith, and rock move downslope under the force of gravity. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_wasting
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when soil and rock move downslope because of gravity
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Mass-Wasting and its Human Impacts ... Mass-wasting is an important part of the erosional process, as it moves material from higher elevations to lower elevations where transporting agents like streams and glaciers can then pick up the material and move it to even lower elevations.
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www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol204/masswastproc.htm
www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol204/masswastproc.htm
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Mass-wasting is part of a continuum of erosional processes between weathering and stream transport. Mass-wasting causes regolith to move down-slope where sooner or later the loose particles will be picked up by another transporting agent and eventually moved to a site of deposition such as an ocean basin or lake bed.
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www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol111/masswasting.htm
www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol111/masswasting.htm
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Mass Wasting Factors Influencing Mass Wastin ... Mass movement/wasting involves down slope movement of rock, regolith, and soil under the direct influence of gravity. The earth materials behave as solids or viscous masses, and may be consolidated (compacted and cemented) or unconsolidated(loose and uncemented).
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www.geo.ua.edu/intro03/Wasting.html
www.geo.ua.edu/intro03/Wasting.html
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Types of Mass Wasting; Reference: ... When momentum is lost, scoured debris may be deposited as a tangled mass of large organic debris in a matrix of sediment and finer organic material. Such debris may be reactivated or washed away during subsequent events.
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scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/fast/teachers/Mars/Tuto...
scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/fast/teachers/Mars/Tutorials/types_of_mass_wasting.htm
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Or, you may view the Mass Wasting power point presentation shown in class. ... Define mass wasting. ... List the factors that control and trigger mass wasting.
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www.uh.edu/~jbutler/physical/chapter11.html
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downslope movement of material due to gravity ... 4. Flows: deformation of an entire mass that flows downslope as a viscous fluid ... B. Types of Mass Movement...
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www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/lemke/geomorphology/lecture_ou...
www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/lemke/geomorphology/lecture_outlines/16_mass_wasting.html
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Mass wasting (also called mass movement) is defined as the downslope movement of material under the direct influence of gravity. Most types of mass wasting are aided by weathering and usually involve surficial (surface) materials.
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