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Mass Movement Summary
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Mass movement refers to the downslope movement of soil, regolith, or rock under the influence of gravity and without the aid of a transporting medium such as water, ice, or air. The term is synonymous with mass wasting and stands in contrast to mass...
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Mass Wasting Summary
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Mass wasting, or mass movement, is the process that moves Earth materials down a slope, under the influence of gravity. Mass wasting processes range from violent landslides to imperceptibly slow creep. Mass wasting decreases the steepness of slopes,...
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Mass wasting Information
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Mass wasting, also known as mass movement or slope movement, is the geomorphic process by which soil, regolith, and rock move downslope under the force of gravity. Types of mass wasting include creep, slides, flows, topples, and falls, each with their...


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The Boston Globe
Waste reuse leveling off in Mass.
02/27/1997: 329 words, approx. 1 pages
The growth of recycling in Massachusetts has leveled off, and some major communities, including Boston, are now doing worse than they were a year ago, according to a recycling report card issued this week by the state. The state's third annual report card...
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The Boston Globe
N.e. Waste To Travel Through Mass.
07/10/2002: 742 words, approx. 3 pages
The construction of a national nuclear waste repository in Nevada, approved by the US Senate last night, would mean that nearly 2,000 metric tons of deadly radioactive material would travel through Massachusetts beginning in 2010, government reports show. Massachusetts roads and rails would...
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The Orange County Register
Do your part to halt erosion // Small steps can help stabilize your soil.
11/18/2006: 666 words, approx. 2 pages
We can send a probe to Mars and predict the weather, yet we can barely stop the earth from slipping away beneath us. What shifts upward in the form of earthquakes must come down due to wear and tear.But at least I am trying to...
 


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