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what is mass movement ? what are the type of mass movement ​

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Answered by aakarshmall480
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Mass movement is the movement of surface material caused by gravity. Landslides and rockfalls are examples of very sudden movements of this type. Of course geological agents such as water, wind and ice all work with gravity to cause a leveling of land.

A block diagram of an earth flow where movement is a combination of slip and flow.

Water aids in the downslope movement of surface material in several ways. Water adds weight to the soil; it fills pore spaces of slope material and it exerts pressure which tends to push apart individual grains. This decreases the resistance of the material to movement. Landslide is a general term that is commonly broken down into the more specialized terms such as slump, rockslide, debris slide, mudflow and earthflow. 

There are four different types of mass movement:

Rockfall. Bits of rock fall off the cliff face, usually due to freeze-thaw weathering.

Mudflow. Saturated soil (soil filled with water) flows down a slope.

Landslide. Large blocks of rock slide downhill.

Rotational slip. Saturated soil slumps down a curved surface

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Answered by AloneGirl00
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Mass Movement, also called Mass Wasting, bulk movements of soil Nd rock debris down slopes in response to the pull of gravity, or the rapid or gradual sinking of the Earth's ground surface in a predominantly vertical direction.

There r 4 different types of Mass Movement:-

1. Rockfall. Bits of rock fall off the cliff face, usually due to freeze-thaw weathering.

2. Mudflow. Saturated soil ( soil filled with water ) flows down a slope.

3. Landslide. Large blocks of rock slide downhill.

4. Rotational Slip. Saturated soil slumps down a curved surface.

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