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A creep is a slow downward progression of rock and soil on a slope of terrain.
A rockfall is a mass of loose rocks that fall down a slope.
A landslide is a mass of earth and/or rocks that have collapsed from a mountain or cliff.
A mudflow is an avalanche of big amounts mud.
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