Types of Mass Wasting
Scree- When water enters rocks and then freezing which causes the rock to shatter and tumble down the face of the cliff
Soil Creep- When soil is loose and so it adjusts causing a tree to tilt.
Landslide- Rapid movement of soil down slope caused by heavy weight on unstable rock
Mudflow-Water absorbs so much water that it flows downhill mixing with soil creating mud
Slump- Slab of land breaks away of slips a short distance down slope
Avalanche-Mass of snow and ice that breaks away and slides down a mountain slope
Soil Solution- Invisible form of mass wasting when dissolved soil is moved by water horizontally and vertically
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