Exam 14: Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

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Question 21

What process of mass wasting is illustrated in the diagram below?

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Question 22

A triggering mechanism, such as heavy rains or an earthquake, are necessary for mass wasting to occur.

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Question 23

Consider a weathered rock or soil particle lying on a slope.How will the gravitational force pulling the particle downward along the land surface vary with the inclination of the slope?

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Question 24

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Question 25

Which process of mass wasting occurs primarily in permafrost regions?

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Question 26

What is the fastest moving of the mass wasting processes?

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Question 27

Solifluction occurs wherever sit upon that will not allow excess water to drain away to deeper levels.

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Question 28

Which of the following mass movements is most likely to occur in a geologic setting where the rock strata are inclined?

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Question 29

Which of the following contains ice wedges?

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Question 30

What do slumps, rockslides, debris flows and earthflows all have in common?

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Question 31

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Question 32

What are the most serious mass wasting hazards in mountain valleys?

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Question 33

Rockslides tend to be more common ________.

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Question 34

How does human activity not induce thawing of permafrost in the Arctic?

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Question 35

What causes thermokarst in periglacial regions?

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Question 36

The 1811 mid-continent earthquake at New Madrid, Missouri caused 13,000 slides that dammed the Mississippi River for several weeks.

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Question 37

Water saturation of soil on a slope reduces cohesion of soil particles and reduces slope stability.

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Question 38

Which mass wasting process has the fastest rate of movement?

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Question 39

What kind of feature is commonly found at the base of slump blocks?

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Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

What process of mass wasting is illustrated in the diagram below?

A triggering mechanism, such as heavy rains or an earthquake, are necessary for mass wasting to occur.

Consider a weathered rock or soil particle lying on a slope.How will the gravitational force pulling the particle downward along the land surface vary with the inclination of the slope?

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Which process of mass wasting occurs primarily in permafrost regions?

What is the fastest moving of the mass wasting processes?

Solifluction occurs wherever sit upon that will not allow excess water to drain away to deeper levels.

Which of the following mass movements is most likely to occur in a geologic setting where the rock strata are inclined?

Which of the following contains ice wedges?

What do slumps, rockslides, debris flows and earthflows all have in common?

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

What are the most serious mass wasting hazards in mountain valleys?

Rockslides tend to be more common ________.

How does human activity not induce thawing of permafrost in the Arctic?

What causes thermokarst in periglacial regions?

The 1811 mid-continent earthquake at New Madrid, Missouri caused 13,000 slides that dammed the Mississippi River for several weeks.

Water saturation of soil on a slope reduces cohesion of soil particles and reduces slope stability.

Which mass wasting process has the fastest rate of movement?

What kind of feature is commonly found at the base of slump blocks?

An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: The Framework for Modern Geology

Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Winds

Shorelines

Mineral and Energy Resources

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Exam 14: Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

What process of mass wasting is illustrated in the diagram below?

A triggering mechanism, such as heavy rains or an earthquake, are necessary for mass wasting to occur.

Consider a weathered rock or soil particle lying on a slope.How will the gravitational force pulling the particle downward along the land surface vary with the inclination of the slope?

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Which process of mass wasting occurs primarily in permafrost regions?

What is the fastest moving of the mass wasting processes?

Solifluction occurs wherever ________ sit upon ________ that will not allow excess water to drain away to deeper levels.

Which of the following mass movements is most likely to occur in a geologic setting where the rock strata are inclined?

Which of the following contains ice wedges?

What do slumps, rockslides, debris flows and earthflows all have in common?

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

What are the most serious mass wasting hazards in mountain valleys?

Rockslides tend to be more common ________.

How does human activity not induce thawing of permafrost in the Arctic?

What causes thermokarst in periglacial regions?

The 1811 mid-continent earthquake at New Madrid, Missouri caused 13,000 slides that dammed the Mississippi River for several weeks.

Water saturation of soil on a slope reduces cohesion of soil particles and reduces slope stability.

Which mass wasting process has the fastest rate of movement?

What kind of feature is commonly found at the base of slump blocks?

An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: The Framework for Modern Geology

Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Winds

Shorelines

Mineral and Energy Resources

Filters

Solifluction occurs wherever sit upon that will not allow excess water to drain away to deeper levels.