Quiz 9 - Young-Earth Landslides Introduction

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Question 1 Which Hawaiian island is being monitored for a potential massive landslide? Hawaii Question 2 Which is not true of La Conchita? Itis a low risk area for a landslide. Question 3 2/2pts 5 people died. What is true of the 2005 La Conchita landslide?
Question 4 All of the following contribute to landslides in La Conchita except: Proximity to the ocean Question 5 The type of landslide that endangers residents of La Conchita is a mudflow. Question 6 2/2pts Dr. Austin's slide is incorrectly labeled. Guatemala City is located in Guatemala
Question 7 22 The failure process occurring within a bed or planar surface where the fluid bears the overburden weight for a moment as rapid sliding occurs. This defines Liquefaction Question 8 2lzp An)_________ s often the contributing cause of a landslide. earthquake Question 9 ZZet Mudflows are to travel less tha made up of large pieces of able to travel more than 10 miles from their source. most common in d
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Question 10 2/2pts The most common factors that contribute to landslide classification are the type of soil and weathe: the type of material and mechanism of the flow. yraphic location and Question 11 ZZet Arock breaking loose from a cliff and falling 100 feet is an example of a all rapid flow Question 12 2z A cliff is defined as a slope of greater than 40 degrees.
| Question 13 Anincrease in a slope's stability is best achieved by adding weight to the foot-slope. 2/2pts Question 14 22 The head scarp of a landslide is found at the highest elevation of the flov ndatthe | ion of the Jpsiope from the landslide that remains stable. nd near the base of de 2/2pts Question 15 Al of the following are part of Dr. Austin's subtopics on landslides except Capital