4.5 Mass Movement

Front

Sediment

Back

Pieces of rock or soil.

Front

Deposition

Back

Occurs when sediment falls out of the wind, water, or ice that is carrying it.

Front

Gravity

Back

The force that pulls objects downward.

Front

Mass movement

Back

Processes that move sediment downhill.

Front

Mudflows

Back

A rapid downhill movement of water, rock and soil

Front

Landslides

Back

A type of mass movement where rock and soil slide quickly down a steep slope.

Front

Slumps

Back

A type of mass movement where a rock, soil and vegetation move as one large mass.

Front

Creep

Back

A slow type of mass movement where soil moves gradually downhill.