What occurs during a slump?
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A slump is a form of mass wasting that occurs when a coherent mass of loosely consolidated materials or rock layers moves a short distance down a slope. Movement is characterized by sliding along a concave-upward or planar surface.
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A slump is a process of mass wasting.
Explanation:
- Mass wasting is a process through which the debris, soil, pebbles and others move down the slope under the action of gravitational force.
- A slump is a kind of mass wasting process in which the coherent mass of the rocks move down the slope.
- The movement is characterized by the sliding of the particles of rocks on the planar surface.
- The slumping usually occurs due to earthquake, freezing, thawing and wetting processes.
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