State any three forms of rapid mass movement

      

State any three forms of rapid mass movement

  

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1. Earth flows
This is the movement of material which has been saturated with water leaving a scar at the point of origin and benches at the lower end of the slope.

2. Mud flows
Mudflows occur when large volumes of unconsolidated material become saturated with water to form semi liquid mud which then flows down slope.

3. Avalanches.
This is the gravitational fall of ice and rock material down a mountain side
Faimus answered the question on January 4, 2018 at 11:03


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