Module 3.1 Mass Wasting and Volcanism

It serves as a vent for releasing the Earth internal heat.

Sediments slowly moving down a hill

hot melted rock that flows from a volcano

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It is characterized by the contact of magma with a body or water, ice, or underground

A _____________ is a fracture or break in the rock along which movement has taken place.

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___________ processes come from forces on or above the Earth's surface.

It is the steepest angle at which a sloping surface formed.

A type of fast-moving landslide that happens when rock or earth falls, bounces, or rolls from a cliff or down a very steep slope.

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Mass movement is usually affect by events such as volcanic eruptions, earthquake, increased water due to heavy rainfall, increased slope steepness, removal of vegetation and earthquakes.

Mass movement is usually triggered by events such as volcanic eruptions, earthquake, increased water due to heavy rainfall, increased slope steepness, removal of vegetation and earthquakes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2