Question 1

How do the strength and cohesion of clay-rich regolith or soil change with the addition of water?

Accepted Answer

A) Water does not affect the cohesion but lowers the strength. 
B) Water reduces the strength of clays but raises the cohesion of the soil. 
C) Water increases the strength and cohesion. 
D) Water lowers the strength and cohesion. 
A) Water does not affect the cohesion but lowers the strength. 
B) Water reduces the strength of clays but raises the cohesion of the soil. 
C) Water increases the strength and cohesion. 
D) Water lowers the strength and cohesion.

Question 2

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) Frank Slide 1903 
B) Madison Slide 1959 
C) Hope Slide 1965 
D) Furry Creek Slide 2008 
A) Frank Slide 1903 
B) Madison Slide 1959 
C) Hope Slide 1965 
D) Furry Creek Slide 2008

Question 3

What two properties of rain water and snow melt have the greatest effect on soil strength and slope stability?

Accepted Answer

A) acidity and strong dipole forces 
B) electric conductivity and viscosity 
C) increased lubrication and added weight 
D) solvation properties and surface tension 
A) acidity and strong dipole forces 
B) electric conductivity and viscosity 
C) increased lubrication and added weight 
D) solvation properties and surface tension

Question 4

How do slopes become oversteepened?

Accepted Answer

stream, wa

Question 5

What mass wasting process involves the downslope movement of a block or blocks of unconsolidated soil and regolith along a curved, slip surface?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What mass wasting process involves the downslope...

Question 6

A geologist wants to locate a horizontal coal bed on a soil-covered slope where soil creep is active.A distinctive sandstone bed underlies the coal bed.On the basis of weathered sandstone fragments in the soil, where is the coal bed?

Accepted Answer

A) just below the lowest piece of sandstone seen in the soil 
B) just above the highest piece of sandstone seen in the soil 
C) just below the highest piece of sandstone seen in the soil 
D) just above the lowest piece of sandstone seen in the soil 
A) just below the lowest piece of sandstone seen in the soil 
B) just above the highest piece of sandstone seen in the soil 
C) just below the highest piece of sandstone seen in the soil 
D) just above the lowest piece of sandstone seen in the soil

Question 7

Talus blocks or piles are associated with what of motion: fall, a slide, or flow?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talus blocks or piles are associated with...

Question 8

Frost wedging and thawing on vertical cliffs produces ________.

Accepted Answer

A) alluvial fans 
B) debris flows and torrents 
C) fast moving rock glaciers 
D) talus cones 
A) alluvial fans 
B) debris flows and torrents 
C) fast moving rock glaciers 
D) talus cones

Question 9

A tongue-like lobe of soil and/or regolith at the toe of a slump block probably formed by what mass wasting process?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A tongue-like lobe of soil and/or regolith...

Question 10

Examine the block diagram below.Identify the labeled features a)and b).

Accepted Answer

a)scarp 
b

Question 11

What will the long term effect of mass wasting be on oversteepened slopes?

Accepted Answer

A) It will cause the steep slopes to retreat uniformly, widening the valley but keeping the steep slopes at the margins. 
B) It will eventually restore an equilibrium profile by reducing the slope angle. 
C) It will fill in the lowland up to the level of the surrounding highland region. 
D) It will perpetuate catastrophic mass failures until the entire highland region is removed 
A) It will cause the steep slopes to retreat uniformly, widening the valley but keeping the steep slopes at the margins. 
B) It will eventually restore an equilibrium profile by reducing the slope angle. 
C) It will fill in the lowland up to the level of the surrounding highland region. 
D) It will perpetuate catastrophic mass failures until the entire highland region is removed

How do the strength and cohesion of clay-rich regolith or soil change with the addition of water?

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 two properties of rain water and snow melt have the greatest effect on soil strength and slope stability?

How do slopes become oversteepened?

What mass wasting process involves the downslope movement of a block or blocks of unconsolidated soil and regolith along a curved, slip surface?

A geologist wants to locate a horizontal coal bed on a soil-covered slope where soil creep is active.A distinctive sandstone bed underlies the coal bed.On the basis of weathered sandstone fragments in the soil, where is the coal bed?

Talus blocks or piles are associated with what of motion: fall, a slide, or flow?

Frost wedging and thawing on vertical cliffs produces ________.

A tongue-like lobe of soil and/or regolith at the toe of a slump block probably formed by what mass wasting process?

Examine the block diagram below.Identify the labeled features a)and b).

What will the long term effect of mass wasting be on oversteepened slopes?

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

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Exam 14: Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

How do the strength and cohesion of clay-rich regolith or soil change with the addition of water?

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 two properties of rain water and snow melt have the greatest effect on soil strength and slope stability?

How do slopes become oversteepened?

What mass wasting process involves the downslope movement of a block or blocks of unconsolidated soil and regolith along a curved, slip surface?

A geologist wants to locate a horizontal coal bed on a soil-covered slope where soil creep is active.A distinctive sandstone bed underlies the coal bed.On the basis of weathered sandstone fragments in the soil, where is the coal bed?

Talus blocks or piles are associated with what of motion: fall, a slide, or flow?

Frost wedging and thawing on vertical cliffs produces ________.

A tongue-like lobe of soil and/or regolith at the toe of a slump block probably formed by what mass wasting process?

Examine the block diagram below.Identify the labeled features a)and b).

What will the long term effect of mass wasting be on oversteepened slopes?

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