Sunday, April 12, 2015

Mass Wasting

Mass wasting is the array of processes in which earth material is transported down a slope by the force of gravity. Mass wasting can be either slow moving (creeping) or fast moving.

The types of mass wasting are creep, slump and slide, flow and fall.

  • Creep is a slow downward movement of regolith as a result of gravity.
  • Slump and Slide occurs when a mass of regolith slides over or creates a concave surface. As a result, a small, crescent-shaped cliff known as a scarp, is formed at the upper end.
  • Flow is when a less uniform, or more chaotic, mass of material moves rapidly down a slope.
  • Fall is the movement along slopes that almost perpendicular to the ground.
http://www.scienceclarified.com/everyday/Real-Life-Chemistry-Vol-8/Mass-Wasting.html
http://geography.about.com/od/hazardsanddisasters/a/masswastinglandslide.htm

Given that the Netherlands is a very low altitude and has very little, if any, mountainous terrain, there is barely any type of mass wasting. The Netherlands does get a significant amount of rainfall so if they do have mountains and cliffs, I would assume that the Netherlands would have mudslides and landslides.
I was not able to find any information on mass wasting in the Netherlands. I spent almost 2 and a half hours researching and I had no luck.
If you have any links or information so that i can learn about it myself that would be greatly appreciated.


2 comments:

  1. hi-there is a brand new book about flow slides (underwater slides...) remember the mass movements also happen under water...

    https://books.google.com/books?id=SJEkBAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA213&ots=HWA4-2w8RR&dq=mass%20movements%20in%20netherlands&pg=PA213#v=onepage&q=mass%20movements%20in%20netherlands&f=false

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  2. hi-there is a brand new book about flow slides (underwater slides...) remember the mass movements also happen under water...

    https://books.google.com/books?id=SJEkBAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA213&ots=HWA4-2w8RR&dq=mass%20movements%20in%20netherlands&pg=PA213#v=onepage&q=mass%20movements%20in%20netherlands&f=false

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