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    How Rocks and Soil

    Move Downslope Due


    to the Direct Action
    of Gravity
    Downslope movement of
    rock soil by the force of
    gravity is one of the most
    common ways by which
    the surface of the Earth
    is shaped over time .
    These movements may
    be very rapid or
    imperceptibly slow this is
    called Mass movements
    TYPES OF MASS MOVEMENT
    ▪️Types of mass movements are distinguished
    based on how the soil, regolith or rock moves
    downslope as a whole.

    1.Creeps
    2.Landslide
    3.Flows
    4.Slumps
    5.Falls
    1.CREEPS
    •Creeps is the slowest
    type of mass
    movements an example
    would be freezing and
    •The combination of
    thawing.
    small movements of
    soil or rock in
    different directions
    over time are
    2.LANDSLIDES
    •A landslide also called a
    landslip, is a rapid
    movement of a large
    mass of earth and rocks
    down a hill or a
    •Landslides occur when a
    mountainsides.
    section of soil and rock
    suddenly shifts and move
    downslope.
    •The common forms of
    landslides are slump,
    debris slide, rock slide,
    rock fall, debris fall and
    avalanche.
    3.FLOWS
    •Flows contain large
    amount of water with
    the material they’re
    transporting.
    •These include avalanches, mudflows, debris
    flows, earth flow, lahars and sturzstrom.
    4.Slumps
    •Slump is a
    downward
    movement of
    •material
    It formsamong
    a small,
    a
    crescent-shaped
    curve surface cliff, or
    abrupt scarp at the top
    end of the slope. There
    can be more than one
    5.Falls
    •Falls are when rocks or
    sediment fall freely through
    the air very quickly.

    •A fall, including rockfall, occurs


    where regolith cascades down a
    slope, but is not of sufficient volume
    or viscosity to behave as a flow.
    •The accumulation of rock
    material that has fallen and
    resides at the base of the
    structure is known as talus.
    The variety of downslope mass
    movements reflects the diversity of
    factors that are responsible for their
    origin.
    FACTORS
    •Weathering or erosional debris cover
    on slopes which is usually liable to
    mass movement.
    •Characteristics or structure of rocks
    •Removal of vegetation cover
    •Earthquake tremors
    THANK
    YOU
    SO
    MUCH!

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