Factors that affect mass movement

The geographical term for loose material is...

• Regolith

• Precipitation

• Reverend

• Karst

Mass movement is________

• when regolith moves down a slope due to gravity.

• steepness of the slope.

• a karst region

_____________________refers to the steepness of the slope. Which factor that affects mass movement is this?

• Gradient

• Water content

• Human activity

• Vegetation

People sometimes dig into slopes in upland areas during construction. Which factor that affects mass movement is this?

• Gradient

• Human activity

• Animals

• Water content

• Vegetation

Grass and Shrubs protect the soil from weathering and erosion. Which factor that affects mass movement is this?

• Water content

• Vegetation

• Animals

• Gradient

Burrowing ____________________can loosen the soil, making it unstable. Which factor that affects mass movement is this?

• Animals

• Human activity

• Vegetation

• Gradient

_________________ and __________________ produce loose material called regolith.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Carbonation

• Igneous

• Evaporation