Mass

What is the mass on this triple beam?

• 142.0 g

• 42 g

• 102.0 g

• 140.2 g

What object is pictured here?

• Scale

• Pan balance

• Mass balance

• Triple beam balance

The mass of an object ___________________________.

• changes, depending on where it is located

• changes randomly

• changes, depending on temperature

• does not change

When using a triple beam balance you should always first_________________.

• zero out the balance

• move the ones rider (weight)

• hold it in your hands while you measure

• put the object you are measuring on the pan

What is a way humans can increase the risk of mass wasting? 

• Building on Steep Slopes

• Staying off the land 

• Maintaining Vegetation 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Erosion tends to be more destructive when the mass wasting occurs on ______ slopes. 

• Small

• Flat

• Steep

• Bumpy 

This image show an example of a 

• Rock fall

• Slump

• Creep

• Mudflow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which type of mass movement consists of as much as 60% water?

• landslide

• mudslide

• slump

• creep

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which slow type of mass movement results from freezing and thawing in rock layers beneath the soil?

• landslide

• mudflow

• slump

• creep

Which type of mass movement occurs when a mass of rock and soil slip down a slope in one huge mass, especially in areas with water-soaked clay?

• landslide

• mudflow

• slump

• creep

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2