Exam 10: Mass Wasting

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

Clays that spontaneously liquefy and flow like water are called ____________________ clays.

In the ____________________ and ____________________ method of protecting slopes,material is removed from the top of the slope and used as fill at the base.

What climatic conditions are most conducive to solifluction?

The material accumulated at the base of cliffs where rocks fall is known as ____________________.

If you were surveying hillside property on which you planned to build a home,what is some of the evidence of former mass wasting you would look for?

Mass wasting does not occur on:

A rapid downslope mass movement of snow and ice is called a(n)____________________.

What is shear strength? What factors collectively define a slope's shear strength?

Give an example of a way in which mass wasting can affect human activity.

How does weathering promote mass wasting?

Mass movements in which material flows as a viscous fluid or displays plastic movement are termed ____________________.

How does gravity affect a slope?

Most large mass movements can be prevented given sufficient study and planning.

All other factors being equal,the chance of mass wasting is increased by:

Mass wasting is more likely to occur in:

How does a mudflow differ from a debris flow?

What is the effect of reducing water on a slope to mass movements? How can this be done?

A rainstorm can trigger the landslide of an unstable slope.

How can slow mass movements be detected?