John Andrew D.

Gamboa 12/03/2022
11-Stem Plaridel Durante
Jr.

MASS WASTING
Definition:
Mass wasting is the movement of rock and soil
down slope under the influence of gravity. Rock
falls, slumps, and debris flows are all examples of
mass wasting. Often lubricated by rainfall or
agitated by seismic activity, these events may occur
very rapidly and move as a flow.
Characteristics:
Mass wasting also known as mass movement are
defined as processes of erosion, transport and
accumulation of material that occur on both gentle
and steep slopes mainly because of gravitational
forces. Thus, mass movements result in leveling
and forming of landscapes. Different types of mass
movements occur such as landslides or solifluction.

Examples: Non-examples:

● Landslide is the mass movement of rock,

soil, and debris down a slope due to gravity.

● Rockfall can be described as the

detachment and downslope movement of
individual rocks as well as intact rock
masses that fragment during their fall into Anything related to Plate tectonics
blocks with variable dimensions. Rock aren’t considered as Mass wasting.
masses that fall down the slope are mostly
characterized as rock avalanches.

● Mud flow is when a wet, viscous fluid mass

of coarse-grained material flows rapidly and
turbulently downslope, Typically a torrential
rainfall or very rapid snowmelt runoff is the
initiating factor.

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