The slow flow of soil from higher to lower elevations during the thaw cycle is known as

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The slow flow of soil from higher to lower elevations during the thaw cycle is known as solifluction. Pingo refers to the formation of ice-cored mounds, talik refers to an unfrozen layer of soil or rock beneath a layer of permafrost, slump refers to a rapid downward movement of a mass of soil or rock, and slide refers to the movement of a mass of earth or rock down a slope or along a fault line.

The Slow Flow of Soil from Higher to Lower Elevations