Mass Movement Worksheet

Mass Movement Worksheet

9th Grade

8 Qs

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Mass Movement Worksheet

Mass Movement Worksheet

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

9th Grade

Medium

Created by

Lynne McGuinness

Used 2+ times

FREE Resource

8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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

Media Image

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

Media Image

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