Slope & Mass Movement Definitions

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Forces below the Earth to form/change rocks
Sediments place too much weight on a slope � it starts moving downslope
Small, irregular and step-like formations on slopes owing soil grains slowly moving down the slope
The bend (change in slope) where the talus meets the pediment
Areas where soil, sediments or rock below the Earth stays frozen for a period of time (longer than a
Rapid downward movement of slope material resulting from fairly sudden slope failure
Masses of material flow down a mountainside under the influence of gravity
Low-angle slope, slightly concave, at the foot of the hill
Cap rock that has broken off slides a short distance down the slope
Forces above the Earth�s surface that leads to erosion / deposition
Gravitational forces acting on a slope exceeds its resisting force (slope failure occurs)
Fragments of rock that slide, topple or fall off a cliff to collect on the talus below
(mantle rock) layer of loose rock resting on bedrock (surface of most land
Convex slope at the top of a hill
(debris / scree): less steep slope directly below the cliff