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Deast7027

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on: Jul 15, 2018
Identify the mass-wasting event in this image.
 
  A) Fall
  B) Rockslide
  C) Debris flow
  D) Slump

Question 2

Compare and contrast rotational slides and translational slides.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


cdmart10

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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: In both cases, the events are slides, which means that the materials are moving as relatively intact masses. With a translational slide, the slip plane is flat and can be preexisting. Material only moves downslope. With a rotational slide, the slip plane is concave and is created at the time the materials start moving. Material will move both downward and outward as it rotates.


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