ES 03.3 Mass Wasting

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

• Wind
• Gravity 
• Ice 
• Water 

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

• Rockfalls
• Mud Flow
  Mud Flows
• Creep
• Slump

Man increases the chance of landslides in all of the follwing ways EXCEPT:

• building on unstable slopes

• undercutting the base of slopes to build roads

• removing vegetation from steep slopes

• planting trees on unstable slopes

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Which image best illustrates rockfalls?

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

• Rockfalls
• Mud Flow
  Mud Flows
• Creep
• Slump

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

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

During what season would you expect mass movements to be a greater threat?

• a dry summer with drought
• a wet spring with little vegitation 
• a dry autumn after the leaves turn
• a wet summer with lots of vegetation

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A mass movement that involves the sudden movement of a block of material along a flat, inclined surface is called a 

• slide
• rockfall
• slump
• flow

This can be put at the bottom of a slope to keep roads safe.

• retaining wall
• stream
• a sign
• ditch

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How would you explain the difference between erosion and mass wasting?