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. There are two types of slide failure, rotational slides (slumps) and translational (planar) slides. 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.
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