Mass movements are more likely when which of the following occurs?

Mass Movement Worksheet

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Geography
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9th Grade
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Lynne McGuinness
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The slope becomes steeper
The ground is completely flat
There is no water present
Vegetation is dense and stable
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Four types of mass movement are listed in the passage. Which of the following is NOT a type of mass movement?
Rockfalls
Landslides
Mudflows
Earthquakes
Rotational slips
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The types of mass movement are:
Creep, slump, landslide, and flow
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection
Erosion, deposition, transportation, and weathering
Melting, freezing, sublimation, and deposition
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fragments of rock break off and fall to the ground as scree (angular rocks). This is usually caused by freeze thaw weathering. What is this type of mass movement called?
Landslide
Rockfall
Erosion
Deposition
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Blocks of rock slide downhill. Material shifts in a straight line. Usually when the bedding plane of the rock is no longer parallel to the earth’s surface. What is this type of mass movement called?
Rockfall
Landslide
Avalanche
Creep
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The types of mass movement include:
Creep, slump, landslide, and flow
Erosion, deposition, weathering, and transportation
Condensation, precipitation, evaporation, and infiltration
Melting, freezing, sublimation, and deposition
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rotational slip occurs when saturated soil and weak rock slump along a ______ surface.
curved
flat
angular
vertical
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mudflow usually occurs when the soil is on a slope of 10° and has an underlying layer of ______ rock which has not allowed water to pass through.
impermeable
permeable
porous
sedimentary
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