Grav Ity

Landslide Types and Processes - USGS

rolling. Falls are strongly influenced by grav-ity, mechanical weathering, and the presence of interstitial water. TOPPLES: Toppling failures are distin-guished by the forward rotation of a unit or units about some pivotal point, below or low in the unit, under the actions of gravity and forces exerted by adjacent units or by fluids in

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the Muscular System - Pearson

ity to stretch, called extensibility. For example, if you would swallow a large bolus of food, the smooth muscle in your esophagus must be able to stretch and allow it to pass or it would become painfully stuck. In addition they all share contractility, which is the ability to contract or shorten mus-cle fibers forcefully.