1. Field Lab Assignment Part 2 By: Mariah Kramer 2. Fault There are many different kinds of faults. Thrust fault is one of the types, this is described…

Slide 1 Topics for today Mass Wasting (Ch. 13 418-425) 1. Controlling factors –Soil strength –Hill slope gradient 2 Physical model 3 Natural cases –Rain storms –Timber…

Mass Wasting Mass Wasting What do these pictures have common? What is Mass Wasting ? down-slope movement of rock, regolith, and soil under the direct influence of GRAVITY…

Mass Wasting Objectives Definition Types and Rates Causes or Factors Involved Effects Significance Definitions Mass movement/wasting involves down slope movement of rock,…

1. Mass wasting refers to several processes that have the following in common: 1. Down slope movement of rock or weathered material 2. Movement is due to pull of gravity…