Mass Wasting Review

Identify the type of Mass Waste represented by this diagram:

• Slide

• Creep

• Slump

• Flow

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Identify the type of Mass Waste represented by this diagram:

• Flow

• Fall

• Creep

• Slide

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Identify the type of Mass Waste represented by this diagram:

• Fall

• Flow

• Slump

• Slide

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Drag and drop the following types of Mass Wasting to their correct definitions.

• Flowing

• The free fall of earth material.

• Sliding

• The downslope movement of a coherent block of material.

• Falling

• Very slow flow, which is usually only visible by the damage it causes to trees, fences, retaining walls, roads, etc.

• Slumping

• Downslope movement of unconsolidated material in which particles move about and mix within the mass.

• Creeping

• Slides along a curved slip plane, producing head scarps and a tongue.

What factor causes a mudslide? 

• the amount of CO2 in the area
• the amount of pollution in an area
• the amount of wind in an area
• the amount of rain in an area 

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

• Wind
• Gravity 
• Ice 
• Water 

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This image show an example of a 

• Rock fall
• Slump
• Creep
• Mudflow

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This image show an example of a 

• Rock fall
• Slump
• Creep
• Mudflow

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

• Rockfalls
• Mud Flow
  Mud Flows
• Creep
• Slump

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

• Landslide
• Slump
• Flood
• Creep