Chapter 3 study guide for section 1
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matthewm10 on March 15, 2008
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Landslide | The speed is rapid and the slope is gentle, and are most distructive type of mass movment |
| Mudflow | The speed is rapid and the slope is steep and gentle, and likely in soils high in clay |
| Slump | The speed is rapid and the slope is steep, and likely in soils high in clay |
| Creep | The speed is rapid and the slope is steep and gentle |
| The causes of Erosion | Running water,waves,glaciers,wind,and gravity |
| Depsotion occurs | when sediment is laid in a new location |
| Gravity | Pulls things towards earths center, causes landslides, causes mass movment, and it is a force of erosion |
| Mass movement | Includes landslides, slumps, mudflows, and creeps |
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