Mass movement , Wind & Glaciers

Mass Movement Wind & Glaciers by Ann C. Cloutier 2011 Earth’s surfaces are in constant change Nothing ever stays the same…

The downslope movement of loose sediments and weathered rock resulting from the force of gravity is called mass movement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Variables that influence mass movement: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Water is a variable that increases the material’s ability to flow

Angle of slope influences avalanches at a 35 * angle or more ,[object Object]

WIND is the rapid movement of air due to convection currents by the irregular heating of Earth’s surfaces causing particles to move in irregular paths

Types of wind movements ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Rock and pebble armored land and beaches > deflation

Glaciers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

10,000 years ago glaciers cover 30% of Earth today only 10% or less cover Earth ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Types of glacial erosion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Glacial deposition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cape Cod will continue to change

Cape Cod is a “child “ of the Ice Age”

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