A bulge in the ground surface where soil and rock mounds at the toe of a landslide. Steeply dipping region of exposed soil and rock that marks the upslope end of a landslide. A mass of soil and rock that moves along a curved failure surface with rotation but without internal deformation of the landslide material. The downslope portion of a landslide. The amount of water by weight in the soil.
Water content is found by dividing the weight of water in the soil by the weight of dry soil.
Physical and chemical processes that disintegrate bedrock and form soil. 1930 Constant Ave.