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GCSE Geography · key term
Mass movement in which material moves downslope along a relatively straight slip surface.
Used by Edexcel and OCR
Specification 1.3, 1.7 · Paper 1
Mass movement in which a body of material moves downhill along a relatively flat slip surface.
Revise: Coastal Physical ProcessesIn sliding, a body of material moves downhill along a relatively flat surface. Much of the material can remain together during its movement.
The downhill movement of a mass of rock or soil along a relatively straight, planar slip surface.
Specification 3.2a · Paper 1, Paper 3
Revise: Geomorphic Processes: Weathering, Mass Movement, Erosion, Transport and DepositionIn sliding, a mass of material moves downhill along a relatively straight slip surface. The material may initially move together as a block before breaking apart farther downslope.
Distinguish sliding along a relatively straight surface from slumping along a curved surface with rotation.
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