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Mass Wasting (Wikipedia)

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The Wikipedia article on mass wasting, consulted for its account of creep, solifluction and landslides and the slope, saturation and seismic triggers behind them.

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Publisher
Wikimedia Foundation
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_wasting
Source Type
reference
Reliability Tier
2
Sources
Mass Wasting (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSelf-citation: publisher
Quote, Self-citation: publisher
Mass wasting, also known as mass movement, is a general term for the movement of rock or soil down slopes under the force of gravity.
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Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)

This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Physical Processes, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.

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10

Physical Processes

General References

2

Physical Processes

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