Mass Wasting, Folding and Faulting Review

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

• Wind
• Gravity 
• Ice 
• Water 

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

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 

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

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

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

• Small
• Flat
• Steep
• Bumpy 

When the crust is stretched by rock moving in opposite directions, compression occurs.

• True

• False

How does folding affect Earth's surface?

• Folding causes the crust to buckle, and over time, to rise up and form mountains.

• Folding causes the crust to sink.

• Folding causes the crust to bend in half.

• Folding has no effect on Earth's surface.

Which type of stress occurs at divergent boundaries where plates pull apart?

• tension

• compression

• shear