What do you call the soil movement where the weathered material sinks into the ground?

Landslide

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Solifluction

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Slumping

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Soil creep

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The correct option is C Slumping
Sometimes the weathered material does not slide but sinks inside the ground. This type of rapid mass movement is known as slumping.

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