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Mass Movement

Science Weather & Erosion Unit S6E3

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Process of natural forces moving weathered rock and soil? Erosion
Material moved by erosion, including pieces of rock or soil or dead plants or animals? Sediment
When erosion drops or lays down sediment? Deposition
When gravity moves sediment downhill? Mass Movement
Four (4) types of mass movement? 1)Landslides, 2)Mud flows, 3)Slump, 4)Creep
Mass movement that is the most destructive? Landslide
Mass movement when water, rock and soil move downhill rapidly? Mudflow
Mass movement in which mass of rock and soil suddenly slip down a slope? Slump
Mass movement that is very slow? Creep
Major agent of erosion that has shaped Earth's land surface? Water erosion / Runoff
What is the process of runoff over time? 1)Rills & Gullies, that get bigger and make 2)Streams and Rivers, that get bigger and make 3)Tributaries
Runoff that makes tiny grooves in the soil that grow larger forming gullies? Rills & Gullies
Runoff that makes gullies join together to form a larger channel called a stream? Streams & Rivers
Runoff that makes streams grow together by getting more and more water and then form a tributary; for example, Missouri & Ohio Rivers are tributaries of the Mississippi River? Tributaries
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