Question 1 A slow unnoticeable and persistent form of earth movement occurring under dry conditions.             Solifluction Slump Rockfall Earthflow Soil Creep       Question 2 A slow unnoticeable and persistent form of earth movement occurring under wet conditions.             Rockfall Soil Creep landslide Solifluction Earthflow     Question 3 A fast form of earth movement occurring under wet conditions.           all are true Earthflow mudflow Debre Avalanche/flow     Question 4 A fast form of earth movement occurring under dry conditions.           Rockfall mudflow Solifluction Earthflow     Question 5 Mass wasting may occur due to:             All are true Gravity Wind Rain Ice     Question 6 The movement of rock, soil, snow, or ice downhill by gravity is collectively known as:           mass movement. denudation. tectonics. erosion grading.     Question 7 A landslide differs from a debris avalanche in that:           the materials in a landslide are not saturated with water. the materials in a debris avalanche are not saturated with water. a landslide moves much more slowly than a debris avalanche. a landslide moves much more quickly than a debris avalanche.     Question 8 Which human activities could increase the possibility of a mass wasting disaster?           Strip mining Deforestation construction of roads and settlements on steep hillsides All listed actions Bad farming practices used on steep slopes     Question 9  Volcanic mass wasting is known as           Avalanche Mud Lahars Debri     Question 10 Mass wasting takes a form of:           Group of answer choices Creep Flow Fall All listed are correct Slide

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Question 1

A slow unnoticeable and persistent form of earth movement occurring under dry conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solifluction

Slump

Rockfall

Earthflow

Soil Creep

 

 

 

Question 2

A slow unnoticeable and persistent form of earth movement occurring under wet conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rockfall

Soil Creep

landslide

Solifluction

Earthflow

 

 

Question 3

A fast form of earth movement occurring under wet conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

all are true

Earthflow

mudflow

Debre Avalanche/flow

 

 

Question 4

A fast form of earth movement occurring under dry conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

Rockfall

mudflow

Solifluction

Earthflow

 

 

Question 5

Mass wasting may occur due to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

All are true

Gravity

Wind

Rain

Ice

 

 

Question 6

The movement of rock, soil, snow, or ice downhill by gravity is collectively known as:

 

 

 

 

 

mass movement.

denudation.

tectonics.

erosion

grading.

 

 

Question 7

A landslide differs from a debris avalanche in that:

 

 

 

 

 

the materials in a landslide are not saturated with water.

the materials in a debris avalanche are not saturated with water.

a landslide moves much more slowly than a debris avalanche.

a landslide moves much more quickly than a debris avalanche.

 

 

Question 8

Which human activities could increase the possibility of a mass wasting disaster?

 

 

 

 

 

Strip mining

Deforestation

construction of roads and settlements on steep hillsides

All listed actions

Bad farming practices used on steep slopes

 

 

Question 9

 Volcanic mass wasting is known as

 

 

 

 

 

Avalanche

Mud

Lahars

Debri

 

 

Question 10

Mass wasting takes a form of:

 

 

 

 

 

Group of answer choices

Creep

Flow

Fall

All listed are correct

Slide



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