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mass movement

or mass wasting

Bulk movements of soil and rock debris down slopes, or the sinking of confined areas of the Earth's ground surface. The term mass wasting refers only to gravity-driven processes that move large masses of earthen material from one place to another. The term mass movement includes the sinking of confined areas.

mass wasting [′mas ‚wāst·iŋ]

(geology)

Dislodgement and downslope transport of loose rock and soil material under the direct influence of gravitational body stresses.

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