Earth and Life Science Earth is divided into three general layers.

2.5-6 Make a report on how rocks and soil move downslope due to the  Core is the superheated center.
direct action of gravity. Describe where the Earth’s internal heat comes
from.  Mantle is the thick, middle layer.

Mass wasting, also known as slope movement or mass movement, is the  Crust is the top layer on which we live.
geomorphic process by which soil, sand, and rock move downslope typically
as a mass, largely under the force of gravity, but frequently affected by water Magma originates in the lower part of the Earth’s crust and in the upper
and water content as in submarine environments and mudflows. portion of the mantle known as asthenosphere.

* Gravity causes sections of cliffs and hills to move down slope.
* Steep and unstable slopes are more likely to have a mass movement than
gentle and stable slopes.
What are the types of mass movement?
Asthenosphere is the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere. It is
a layer of solid rock that has so much pressure and heat the rocks can flow
like a liquid.
Differences in temperature, pressure, and structural formations in the
mantle and crust cause magma to form in different ways.

a. A fall or topple happens when rocks and other sediments fall through the
air and land at the bottom of a slope.

b. A slide happens when a section of soil or rock suddenly gives way and
moves down a slope. The material moves as a single mass along a slippery
zone. The slippery zone is often made up of wet sediment.

c. Flows are a mixture of water, rock and sediment. They move very quickly.
Large flows can bury entire villages. Smaller flows can block roads.

d. Creep

What is magma?

Magma is a mixture of molten rock, minerals, and gases. This mixture is

usually made up of a hot liquid base called the melt, minerals crystallizes by
the melt, solid rocks incorporated into the meltform the surrounding
confines, and dissolved gases.