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What is the term for the sudden movement of large blocks of rock and soil down a slope?

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Less dramatic types of mass wasting move Earth materials slowly down a hillside. Slump is the sudden movement of large blocks of rock and soil down a slope.   Figure below  . All the material moves together in big chunks. Slumps may happen when a layer of slippery, wet clay is underneath the rock and soil on a hillside. Or they may occur when a river  or road  undercuts a slope. Slump leaves behind crescent-shaped scars on the hillside.

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