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Mass movement

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I can understand mass movement and know how gravity causes sediments to move downhill.

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Mass movement is the downhill movement of sediment under the influence of gravity. The main types of mass movement are rockfall, sliding, and slumping. Slumping is common on coastlines. Weathering and erosion lead to mass movement when combined with wet weather conditions.

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