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Match the description of mass wasting processes below with the appropriate term on the right.
1


Mass wasting process that destroyed Yungay, Peru.

2


Characteristic mass wasting process in polar regions.

3


Mass wasting process characterized by movement of material along a curved slip face.

4


The most common and persistent form of mass wasting.

5


Water saturated form of mass wasting.

6


The principal agent of mass wasting.

7


Type of mass wasting associated with volcanoes.

8


Type of flow with velocities between 1 mm/day and 1 km/hour.

9


A common triggering mechanism for mass wasting events.

10


A type of mass wasting involving bedrock material.

A)Rock Avalanche
B)Gravity
C)Earthquake
D)Rockslide
E)Creep
F)Lahar
G)Solifluction
H)Rotational Slide (Slump)
I)Earthflow
J)Mud Flow







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