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| combinations of different types of mass movements |
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Slow downslope movement of soil and rock
-Slowest and most widespread |
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| Less water, more viscous, move more slowly than mud flows. |
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| Move slowly downslope as viscous masses of wet regolith |
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| Downslope movement of material resulting from the force of gravity |
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Consist largely of clay and silt-sized particles
-More than 30% water
-Generally follow pre-existing channels |
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| Clays that spontaneously liquefy and flow when disturbed |
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-Take place on a planar surface
-Involve Solid Pieces of rock |
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| -Forces that help maintain slope stability |
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| Movement recognized only by their effects |
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| -Rotational slides which material moves along a curved surface |
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-Slow downslope movement of water saturated surface sediment
-Most common in areas of permafrost |
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