Mass Movement Information Flashcards
(28 cards)
What is soil creep
Slow movement of individual soil particles downhill
What is the nature of movement of soil creep
Creep/flow
What is the rate of movement of soil creep
Very slow
Is soil creep wet or dry
Wet
What is solifluction
Surface soil thaws, creating very saturated soil above, leading to the passenger soil and vegetation sliding down the hill
What is the nature of movement of solifluction
Slide
What is the rate of movement of solifluction
Very slow (cm/m per year)
Is solifluction wet or dry
Wet
What is a mudflow
Flow of earth or mud post heavy rainfall
What is the nature of movement of a mudflow
Flow
What is the rate of movement of a mudflow
Quite fast
Is a mudflow wet or dry
Wet
What is runoff
Water/sediment flowing down a hill
What is the nature of movement of runoff
Flow
What is the rate of movement of runoff
Fast
Is runoff wet or dry
Wet
What is a landslide
A block/blocks of rock moving downhill rapidly
What is the nature of movement of a landslide
Slide
What is the rate of movement of a landslide
Very fast
Are landslides wet or dry
Both
What is a rockfall
Collapse of individual rock fragments
What is the nature of movement of a rockfall
A fall
What is the rate of movement of a rockfall
Fast
Is a rockfall wet or dry
Dry
