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| gravitationally caused down slope transport of rock, regolith (soil, sediment, and debris), snow, and ice. |
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| Influencing Factors: Slope |
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| o High slope encourages landslide due to the element of gravity and friction. |
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| Largest slope a rock will stay stable before it slides off. |
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| Influencing Factors: Bedrock Orientation |
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| On one side of a mountain the fractures are stable, the other unstable. |
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| Influencing Factors: Vegetation |
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| Roots tie the rocks together, helps prevent mass movement. |
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| Influencing Factors: Water |
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o Water encourages mass movement
o Rocks get slippery when wet, causing slip. |
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| Influencing Factors: Water |
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o Water encourages mass movement
o Rocks get slippery when wet, causing slip. |
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| Refers to the slow, gradual downslope movement of regolith on a slope. Creeping is caused by the freezing and melting of water, as land expands as the water in it freezes, and contracts when it melts. Associated with tilted trees. |
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| A mass regolith detaches from its substrate along a spoon-shaped sliding surface and slips downslope. |
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| The place where a regolith detaches in a slump. |
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| Mud slide mixed with larger rock fragments. |
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| The transformation of seemingly sediment into a liquid-like slurry, in response to ground shaking. |
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