Mass Movement Quiz

What is the main cause of mass movement?

• Wind

• Gravity

• Sunlight

• Air pressure

Which of the following is the slowest type of mass movement?

• Mudflow

• Landslide

• Soil creep

• Rockfall

What are terracettes?

• Layers of rock inside a cave

• Cracks in limestone pavement

• Small steps formed on a slope due to soil creep

• Pillars formed in caves

Which of the following is a fast type of mass movement?

• Soil creep

• Freeze-thaw action

• Mudflow

• Carbonation

Which of these is not a factor that influences mass movement

• Human Interaction

• Slope

• Water Content

• Vegetation

• Freeze thaw action

The term used to decribe loose earth material such as soil, mud and loose stones