Question 1

What types of changes in a slope can lead to mass wasting?

Accepted Answer

Mass wasting can occur due to

Question 2

What is the most important step that can be taken to minimize mass wasting or damage from it?

Accepted Answer

Make a thorough geological inv

Question 3

If you were surveying hillside property on which you planned to build a home, what are some of the evidences of former mass wasting you would pay attention to?

Accepted Answer

You should look for evidence o

Question 4

In what ways are slope-stability maps useful to planners and developers?

Accepted Answer

Slope-stability maps are used to determi

Question 5

What is permafrost, and what problems are associated with construction in a permafrost environment?

Accepted Answer

Permafrost is ground that remains perman

Question 6

A type of mass wasting that forms quickly, moves rapidly, and transports both small and very large objects and can be very dangerous are ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A type of mass wasting that forms...

Question 7

Some mass wasting occurs at almost imperceptibly slow rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Compare and contrast mudflows, debris flows, and earthflows.

Accepted Answer

Mudflows consist of small particles (at

Question 9

Most block slides occur because the strata are highly fractured.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Mass wasting is more likely to occur in:

Accepted Answer

A)  heavily weathered material. 
B)  thin layers of loose material. 
C)  bedrock. 
D)  well-sorted material. 
E)  material of large grain size. 
A)  heavily weathered material. 
B)  thin layers of loose material. 
C)  bedrock. 
D)  well-sorted material. 
E)  material of large grain size.

What types of changes in a slope can lead to mass wasting?

What is the most important step that can be taken to minimize mass wasting or damage from it?

If you were surveying hillside property on which you planned to build a home, what are some of the evidences of former mass wasting you would pay attention to?

In what ways are slope-stability maps useful to planners and developers?

What is permafrost, and what problems are associated with construction in a permafrost environment?

A type of mass wasting that forms quickly, moves rapidly, and transports both small and very large objects and can be very dangerous are ____________________.

Some mass wasting occurs at almost imperceptibly slow rates.

Compare and contrast mudflows, debris flows, and earthflows.

Most block slides occur because the strata are highly fractured.

Mass wasting is more likely to occur in:

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Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

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Deformation, Mountain Building, and the Continents

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Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

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Shorelines and Shoreline Processes

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Exam 10: Mass Wasting

What types of changes in a slope can lead to mass wasting?

What is the most important step that can be taken to minimize mass wasting or damage from it?

If you were surveying hillside property on which you planned to build a home, what are some of the evidences of former mass wasting you would pay attention to?

In what ways are slope-stability maps useful to planners and developers?

What is permafrost, and what problems are associated with construction in a permafrost environment?

A type of mass wasting that forms quickly, moves rapidly, and transports both small and very large objects and can be very dangerous are ____________________.

Some mass wasting occurs at almost imperceptibly slow rates.

Compare and contrast mudflows, debris flows, and earthflows.

Most block slides occur because the strata are highly fractured.

Mass wasting is more likely to occur in:

Understanding Earth: a Dynamic and Evolving Planet

Plate Tectonics: a Unifying Theory

Minerals: the Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Igneous Activity

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Soil, and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Deformation, Mountain Building, and the Continents

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Wind and Deserts

Shorelines and Shoreline Processes

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Earth History

Life History

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