Landslide

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The sudden movement of loose rock and soil down a slope

Real World Example

Imagine trying to carry a precariously stacked pile of books across a room, only for them to suddenly tumble and scatter on the floor. This scenario is much like a landslide, where the pile of books represents the loose rock and soil on a slope, and your movement across the room mimics environmental changes that trigger a landslide. Just as the books fall when the balance is disturbed, loose earth can slide down a slope when stability is lost due to factors like gravity and saturation from rainfall, causing a sudden movement akin to the cascade of books hitting the ground.

Real World Example Illustration

Landslide Definition Explained
Landslide explained

Practice Version

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