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A landslide involves the movement of large volumes of unstable earth down an incline (e.g. a hill or mountainside). It can be caused by a number of phenomena, including seismic activity (i.e. earthquakes), erosion, prolonged drought, rainfall (typically resulting in a specific subset of landslide called the mudslide), poor soil management, or other factors.
By contrast, an avalanche is the movement of large volumes of snow. It can be caused by vibrations from seismic activity or, in extreme situations, loud sounds as well as by any disruption to the snow (e.g. removing a portion of the snow with a snow plow).
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agolandslides involve falling or tumbling earth.
avalances imply falling or tumbling snow.
they are not mutually exclusive.
landslides involve falling or tumbling earth.
avalances imply falling or tumbling snow.
they are not mutually exclusive.
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∙ 7y agoavalanche:snow, ice, and rocks falling from a mountainside
landslide:earth/rock sliding down a mountain/cliff
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What does he won by a landslide mean?
Just watch Landslide Sarah Palin. http://www.landslidesarah.com Landslide is hyperbole for winning by a large margin. Different people define "large" differently and it can mean anything from winning all the votes down to winning by a few percentage points.
What is landslide in Tamil?
Landslide = "Nilaccharivu" (நிலச்சரிவு)
How do you use landslide in a sentence?
The landslide toppled the telephone pole.
When did Khait landslide happen?
Khait landslide happened in 1949.
When did Malpa landslide happen?
Malpa landslide happened in 1998.
How can you say avalanche in a sentence?
I was caght in an avalance. The avalance was big and scary. When the avalance started, I saw someone scream and dissappear. An avalance is a landslide of snow or earth. A synonym for avalance is landslide.
How are a landslide and an avalanche different?
landslide is a part of a land and avalanche is a area where it can be land and flied
What are the differences between Flood and landslide?
Landslide and floods are different by that landslide is a disaster that slide the part of the land and floods is a disaster that carry the rocks and the mud by the force of the water.
What is an avalance?
An avalance is sorta like a land slide but happen with snow.Like you know in catoon a character scream in a snowy mountain? After that a snow slide come down.That is the avalance.
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What is avalability?
An avalance is sorta like a land slide but happen with snow.Like you know in catoon a character scream in a snowy mountain? After that a snow slide come down.That is the avalance.
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Rescue 911 - 1989 Avalance 3-13 was released on: USA: 17 December 1991
How are landslide and avalanche different the same?
A landslide is something that would occur in a dry climate ( a cliff side, dirt) and a avalanche occurs in the snow.
What Landslide of Peru 1970?
when and where did the 1970 Peru landslide??? when and where did the 1970 Peru landslide???
What are the affects of a landslide?
What are the affects of a landslide
What are three different kinds of debris slides?
landslide, rock slide, debris slide
What is a large falling movement of loose rocks and soil called?
A landslide.
