Mass Movement

What is mass movement?

• Rocks being broken down

• An eruption of soil from a volcano

• The movement of material downslope

• The transportation of water

What are the factors that influence mass movement?

• wind water ice

• water content, human activity, vegetation and gradient

• rain, wind, gravity and earthquakes

• humans, rocks and erosion

What are these known as?

• terracettes

• ridges

• steps

• grass

What type of mass movement can be seen based in this image?

• soil creep

• landslide

• bog burst

• mudflow

How can humans influence landslides?

• causing an earthquake

• pushing a rock down a mountain

• growing trees on a slope

• undercutting a slope

Mudflows occur on gentle to steep slopes

• True

• False

What is a lahar?

• A type of tree

• A volcanic mudflow

• A rock

• A really fast landslide

Soil creep moves quicker than a landslide

• True

• False

What type of mass movement can be seen in this image?

• soil creep

• bog burst

• volcanic eruption

• lahar

Bonus Round: Is this a landslide or a mudflow

• Landslide

• Mudflow