Driggs Mass Wasting

The movement that occurs during mass wasting is caused by what? 

• Wind
• Gravity 
• Ice 
• Water 

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Which of the following is not an example of mass wasting? 

• Landslide
• Slump
• Flood
• Creep 

Trees, walls, and fence posts leaning downhill are a sign of ______. 

• Rockfalls
• Mud Flow
  Mud Flows
• Creep
• Slump

True/False: The material from a landslide will eventually come to a rest, usually in a flat place. 

• True 
• False 

A pile of angular rocks and sediment from rockfall is called what? 

• Talus
• Slump
• Creep
• Rockfall 

Pieces of bedrock material that are broken from a cliff and deposited by a landslide at the base of the cliff are...? 

• Rounded and Sorted
• Rounded and Unsorted
• Angular and Sorted
• Angular and Unsorted 

An angle at which sediment will not slide down a slope is called: 

• Angle of Reuse
• Angle of Repose
• Slope Angle 
• Reposing 

True/False: Creep happens as a result of burrowing animals, roots of plants growing, and water seeping into cracks of rocks. 

• True
• False

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What is a way humans can increase the risk of mass wasting? 

• Building on Steep Slopes
• Staying off the land 
• Maintaining Vegetation 

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Erosion tends to be more destructive when the mass wasting occurs on ______ slopes. 

• Small
• Flat
• Steep
• Bumpy