Question 1

Among the human factors which may have prepared or triggered the 1903 Frank Slide were deforestation on, and coal mining beneath, the slope that failed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Sometimes mass wasting triggered by major earthquakes is more destructive to property than the primary earthquake shaking itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Slumps are a common form of mass wasting particularly in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) angular rocky rubble on steep bedrock slopes 
B) cohesive water saturated unconsolidated soils and clayey sediments 
C) fluidized debris in steep canyons 
D) granular sands and gravels 
A) angular rocky rubble on steep bedrock slopes 
B) cohesive water saturated unconsolidated soils and clayey sediments 
C) fluidized debris in steep canyons 
D) granular sands and gravels

Question 4

Solifluction occurs during the warmer summer months.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How can rock slopes be stabilized against rockslides?

Accepted Answer

inserting rock bolts, covering

Question 6

Which mass wasting process has the slowest rate of movement?

Accepted Answer

A) slump 
B) rockslide 
C) creep 
D) earthflow 
A) slump 
B) rockslide 
C) creep 
D) earthflow

Question 7

As a geologist working in a foreign country for the first time, you are asked to assess the potential for mass wasting in a particular region.What aspects or characteristics (geologic, geographic, biologic, etc.)of the region are you interested in for your assessment? Also, how could you possibly determine if mass wasting has been active in the recent geologic past (hundreds or thousands of years)?

Accepted Answer

Hillsides underlain by rocks dipping par

Question 8

Felsenmeer is also known as a ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Felsenmeer is also known as a ________....

Question 9

Volumetrically, the most important form of mast wasting is creep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

All of the following are factors affecting mass wasting except for ________.

Accepted Answer

A) gravity 
B) water 
C) slope angle 
D) geologic age 
A) gravity 
B) water 
C) slope angle 
D) geologic age

Question 11

What is the major and immediate controlling force in mass wasting?

Accepted Answer

A) Chemical weathering as bonds fall apart, weakening minerals. 
B) Convection, as this drives mantle convection and tectonic uplift. 
C) Coriolis force, as it controls cyclonic winds and transport of precipitation. 
D) Gravity, as this pulls matter downhill. 
A) Chemical weathering as bonds fall apart, weakening minerals. 
B) Convection, as this drives mantle convection and tectonic uplift. 
C) Coriolis force, as it controls cyclonic winds and transport of precipitation. 
D) Gravity, as this pulls matter downhill.

Question 12

What is the chief mass wasting concern associated with permafrost?

Accepted Answer

A) Debris flows of ice and soils occur frequently. 
B) Frozen soils fail and slide like fractured bedrock. 
C) Ice in the frozen soils is low density and low strength, failing by fracture under any applied load. 
D) Manmade structures tip, sag, and slide when the permafrost melts because of insulation or heating associated with the structures. 
A) Debris flows of ice and soils occur frequently. 
B) Frozen soils fail and slide like fractured bedrock. 
C) Ice in the frozen soils is low density and low strength, failing by fracture under any applied load. 
D) Manmade structures tip, sag, and slide when the permafrost melts because of insulation or heating associated with the structures.

Question 13

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.

Accepted Answer

A) solifluction 
B) fall 
C) slide 
D) flow 
A) solifluction 
B) fall 
C) slide 
D) flow

Question 14

Triggers are the first step in a mass wasting event that leads to great damage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the general term for the downslope movement of rock, regolith and soil?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the general term for the...

Question 16

A scarp is the exposed portion of the rupture surface beneath a slump block.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A ________ occurs where slopes are water saturated above permafrost.

Accepted Answer

A) slump 
B) rock fall 
C) solifluction lobe 
D) debris flow 
A) slump 
B) rock fall 
C) solifluction lobe 
D) debris flow

Question 18

Consider a steep highway cut made by removing slightly weathered to fresh, fractured, granite bedrock.Which of the following situations is most stable against rockslides?

Accepted Answer

A) one set of widely spaced, sub-horizontal fractures 
B) two sets of fractures, one inclined toward the road and the other into the slope 
C) two sets of fractures, one widely spaced and sub-horizontal, the other inclined towards the highway 
D) three sets of closely spaced angular fractures 
A) one set of widely spaced, sub-horizontal fractures 
B) two sets of fractures, one inclined toward the road and the other into the slope 
C) two sets of fractures, one widely spaced and sub-horizontal, the other inclined towards the highway 
D) three sets of closely spaced angular fractures

Question 19

During wet weather or times when snow is melting, what sometimes happens to the downhill toe of a slump?

Accepted Answer

A) It turns into a rock avalanche. 
B) It becomes an earthflow. 
C) It stops moving because water makes the clay sticky. 
D) It collapses and is deposited as talus at the base of the slope. 
A) It turns into a rock avalanche. 
B) It becomes an earthflow. 
C) It stops moving because water makes the clay sticky. 
D) It collapses and is deposited as talus at the base of the slope.

Question 20

Unconsolidated, dry, angular, granular materials such as gravel and sand will support maximum slope angles of about 33 to 35 degrees on land.What is the name for this maximum slope angle?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Unconsolidated, dry, angular, granular materials such as...

Among the human factors which may have prepared or triggered the 1903 Frank Slide were deforestation on, and coal mining beneath, the slope that failed.

Sometimes mass wasting triggered by major earthquakes is more destructive to property than the primary earthquake shaking itself.

Slumps are a common form of mass wasting particularly in ________.

Solifluction occurs during the warmer summer months.

How can rock slopes be stabilized against rockslides?

Which mass wasting process has the slowest rate of movement?

Felsenmeer is also known as a ________.

Volumetrically, the most important form of mast wasting is creep.

All of the following are factors affecting mass wasting except for ________.

What is the major and immediate controlling force in mass wasting?

What is the chief mass wasting concern associated with permafrost?

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.

Triggers are the first step in a mass wasting event that leads to great damage.

What is the general term for the downslope movement of rock, regolith and soil?

A scarp is the exposed portion of the rupture surface beneath a slump block.

A ________ occurs where slopes are water saturated above permafrost.

Consider a steep highway cut made by removing slightly weathered to fresh, fractured, granite bedrock.Which of the following situations is most stable against rockslides?

During wet weather or times when snow is melting, what sometimes happens to the downhill toe of a slump?

Unconsolidated, dry, angular, granular materials such as gravel and sand will support maximum slope angles of about 33 to 35 degrees on land.What is the name for this maximum slope angle?

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Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

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Exam 14: Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

Among the human factors which may have prepared or triggered the 1903 Frank Slide were deforestation on, and coal mining beneath, the slope that failed.

Sometimes mass wasting triggered by major earthquakes is more destructive to property than the primary earthquake shaking itself.

Slumps are a common form of mass wasting particularly in ________.

Solifluction occurs during the warmer summer months.

How can rock slopes be stabilized against rockslides?

Which mass wasting process has the slowest rate of movement?

Felsenmeer is also known as a ________.

Volumetrically, the most important form of mast wasting is creep.

All of the following are factors affecting mass wasting except for ________.

What is the major and immediate controlling force in mass wasting?

What is the chief mass wasting concern associated with permafrost?

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.

Triggers are the first step in a mass wasting event that leads to great damage.

What is the general term for the downslope movement of rock, regolith and soil?

A scarp is the exposed portion of the rupture surface beneath a slump block.

A ________ occurs where slopes are water saturated above permafrost.

Consider a steep highway cut made by removing slightly weathered to fresh, fractured, granite bedrock.Which of the following situations is most stable against rockslides?

During wet weather or times when snow is melting, what sometimes happens to the downhill toe of a slump?

Unconsolidated, dry, angular, granular materials such as gravel and sand will support maximum slope angles of about 33 to 35 degrees on land.What is the name for this maximum slope angle?

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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