Slide (geography)

In physical geography, the term slide refers to a type of mass wasting characterized by the downslope movement of bedrock, debris, or earth along a failure surface.[1] There are two types of slide failure, rotational slides (slumps) and translational (planar) slides.[2]

Displaced material may accumulate as a landslide deposit at the base of a slope. Deposits often persist, but are subject to subsequent erosion, reworking, or remobilization by geomorphic processes.

References

  1. ↑ "What is a landslide and what causes one?". U.S. Geological Survey. U.S. Geological Survey. 2025-06-01. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "How to classify a landslide". British Geological Survey. UK Research and Innovation. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
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