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Landslide Vocabulary Crossword

Across
A type of landslide in which the mass moves along a roughly flat surface with little rotation or backward tilting
A type of landslide where there is a pivotal point of separation low in the unit and the piece of land falls forward
A type of landslide in which the land moves sideways instead of downwards
An incredibly slow, steady, downward movement of slope-forming soil or rock.
The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents
One of the most common triggers of a landslide
The first factor of landslide formation
A type of landslide that moves like a viscous liquid down a slope
An event that causes a landslide
A large and destructive fire that causes deforestation and landslides
A type of weathering that is not caused by chemical breakdown
Down
The point at which a landslide begins
When a surface curves inward creating a bowlike shape in the ground
The action of clearing away a wide area of trees
The study of the Earth's outer surface or crust
A mapping technique which uses a laser to create a 3D map of a terrain
type of landslide in which one or more rocks fall down a slope
The force that pulls objects down towards the Earth
A type of landslide in which the surface of rupture is curved concavely upward, and the slide movement is rotational about an axis
The force that holds the layers of the Earth's surface together