A form of rapid mass movement, usually starting on a steep slope, incorporating water, with nearly complete deformation (breakdown) of the solid material is a/an: O translational landslide O rockfall O slump debris flow O earthflow

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The movement process that occurred at
Gros Ventre, Wyoming (1925) and Vaiont,
Italy (1963) was:
rockslide
O rock avalanche
O lateral spread
O slump-earthflow
O debris flow
Transcribed Image Text:The movement process that occurred at Gros Ventre, Wyoming (1925) and Vaiont, Italy (1963) was: rockslide O rock avalanche O lateral spread O slump-earthflow O debris flow
A form of rapid mass movement, usually
starting on a steep slope, incorporating
water, with nearly complete deformation
(breakdown) of the solid material is a/an:
O translational landslide
O rockfall
O slump
debris flow
O earthflow
Transcribed Image Text:A form of rapid mass movement, usually starting on a steep slope, incorporating water, with nearly complete deformation (breakdown) of the solid material is a/an: O translational landslide O rockfall O slump debris flow O earthflow
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