What refers to the mass movement of rock, soil, and debris down a slope due to gravity?
DRRR 4th Quarter Exam

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Earthquake
Flood
Landslide
Sinkhole
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Student B observes a region where rockfall and debris mix with water and forms a slide that can travel considerable distances. What geologic phenomenon does student B observe?
Creep
Debris flow
Mudslide
Slump
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If you were the geologist assigned to investigate how each type of land subsidence occurs, what type of landslide would you classify when evidence shows that soil travels short distances at speeds ranging from rapid to very rapid, with minimal damage likely to the topmost vegetation of the slope?
Creep
Debris slide
Rockfall
Slump
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Differentiate dissolution sinkholes and cover-collapse sinkholes.
Dissolution sinkhole form in areas where the bedrock is made of soluble rock such as limestone, gypsum, or salt, whereas cover-collapse sinkholes form suddenly as the soil over a soluble rock layer collapse into underground cavities.
Dissolution sinkhole forms when water gradually dissolves the soluble rock, creating underground cavities, while cover-collapse sinkholes typically occur in areas where the soluble rock is covered by a layer of non-soluble material such as clay or sand.
Both A and B
None of the above
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of landslide in which the soil is involved and can travel short distances and vary from rapid to very rapid?
Creep
Debris flow
Mudslide
Slump
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Landslides can cause risk on both living and non-living things occupying in a particular landscape. Which of the following results BEST describes its effects to the physical aspects of an area?
Landslides can result to loss of timbers, agricultural crops, and fish stocks.
Landslides can be unpredictable sometimes and can result to loss of lives of people and animals living in the upland areas.
Landslides can result to the change of land topography, altering its original features and functions, which affects the environment.
Landslides can destroy wildlife and the local ecosystem, affecting keystone species and biodiversity, which leads to ecological imbalances.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Landslides can be grouped based on the materials involved in the mass movement and its velocity. What geological movement is implied when trees, fences and electrical post on the areas tend to lean or tilt to the downward direction of the slope?
Creep
Debris flow
Mudslide
Slump
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