Chapter 9-Mass Wasting

linked student papers
mass wasting
          Landslides- Tracy Cottrell  (Fall 2005)**
          Mass Wasting in Southern Arizona-
                        Brian Mitchell (Fall 2006)

VOCABULARY

mass wasting

Four steps to produce a landslide
   1. steepen slope (cut away toe of hill)
   2. overload slope
   3. lubricate slope
   4. seismic shock

rock fall

rock slide

mud flow

debris flow (Tucson)

slump

creep (hockey stick trees)

scarp

talus and talus slope