Glossary: definitions to words you might not know...
-- (DEPOSITION) The new placement of the minerals after they are eroded.
-- (EROSION) The moving away of rock, and the movement of the minerals.
-- (LANDSLIDE) The downward movement of rock, soil, sand, and other loose land on a slope. When it slides down, it is called a landslide. It is fast moving, and the most destructive type of mass movement.
-- (MASS MOVEMENT) The destructive land movements, that change the earth's surface, and appearance.
-- (SLUMP) When lots of loose land on a slope, quickly falls, but together, in one big mass.
-- (WEATHERING) The breaking down of rock.
-- (EROSION) The moving away of rock, and the movement of the minerals.
-- (LANDSLIDE) The downward movement of rock, soil, sand, and other loose land on a slope. When it slides down, it is called a landslide. It is fast moving, and the most destructive type of mass movement.
-- (MASS MOVEMENT) The destructive land movements, that change the earth's surface, and appearance.
-- (SLUMP) When lots of loose land on a slope, quickly falls, but together, in one big mass.
-- (WEATHERING) The breaking down of rock.