Where is mass wasting most likely to occur?
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On what geographical features is mass wasting most likely to occur? What conditions make mass wasting occur?
terrestrial slopes submarine slopes
When the gravitational force acting on a slope exceeds its resisting force
Mass wasting Rockslide
Where is mass wasting most likely to occur?
Rockslide Slump (geology) Landslides vs. Rock strength Mass wasting Earthflow Impact event Soil liquefaction Submarine landslide Hail Dark slope streak
A rockslide is a type of landslide caused by rock failure in which part of the 
bedding plane of failure passes through compacted rock and material collapses 
en masse and not in individual blocks. While a landslide <b>occurs</b> when loose dirt 
or sediment falls down a slope, ... Rock slides are the <b>most</b> dangerous form of 
<b>mass</b>-<b>wasting</b> because they&nbsp;... A slump is a form of <b>mass wasting</b> that <b>occurs</b> when a coherent mass of loosely 
consolidated materials or a rock layer moves a short distance down a slope. Landslides are a major geologic hazard in many locations around the globe. 
They are considered a <b>mass</b>-<b>wasting</b> process, the <b>most</b> common of which are 
debris flows, hill slides, and rock falls. These events can <b>take place</b> over the 
course of several years of creeping but ... Stronger, more dense rocks are not as 
<b>likely</b> to be involved in a rock slide or&nbsp;... When a slope made of loose material possesses this angle, its shear strength 
counterbalances the force of gravity acting upon it. <b>Mass wasting</b> may <b>occur</b> at a 
very&nbsp;... Earthflows are one of the <b>most</b> fluid types of <b>mass</b> movements. Earthflows <b>occur</b> 
on heavily saturated slopes like mudflows or a debris flow. Though earthflows&nbsp;... In 2000, Discover Magazine published a list of 20 possible sudden doomsday 
scenarios with an impact event listed as the <b>most likely to occur</b>. A joint Pew&nbsp;... As pore water pressure rises, a progressive loss of strength of the soil <b>occurs</b> as 
effective stress is reduced. Liquefaction is more <b>likely to occur</b> in sandy or&nbsp;... Submarine landslides are marine landslides that transport sediment across the 
continental ... Submarine landslides <b>take place</b> in a variety of different settings 
including ... ranging from relatively small scale <b>mass wasting</b> processes in fjords 
to large ... Such large submarine landslides have been interpreted to <b>occur most</b>
&nbsp;... Hail is a form of solid precipitation. It is distinct from ice pellets (American English 
&quot;sleet&quot;), ... The hailstone will keep rising in the thunderstorm until its <b>mass</b> can no 
longer be ... Around thunderstorms, hail is <b>most likely</b> within the cloud at 
elevations above ... Regions where hailstorms frequently <b>occur</b> are southern and 
western&nbsp;... Dark slope streaks are narrow, avalanche-like features common on dust-covered 
slopes in the ... They are <b>most likely</b> caused by the mass movement of loose, fine-
grained ... Dark slope streaks <b>occur</b> in association with or superficially resemble a 
... of a continuum of active <b>mass wasting</b> features formed by dust avalanches.
on a slope
Mass wasting