Mass Wasting

Why is building houses on hills in landslide danger zones not a good idea?

• The houses' added weight can cause landslides
  

• The houses' noise can cause landslides
  

• The animals like dog's can dig holes in the ground that can cause landslides
  

• All of the above

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Why is planting trees on a muddy slope a good idea to prevent mudflows and landslides?

• The tree roots soak up water

• The trees keep the soil in place

• Trees add homes for wildlife

• Both a & b

What is mass wasting?

• The wasting away of fat

• The downslope movement of rock and soil under the direct influence of gravity.

• A addition method.

• A fire causing a bunch a damage.

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Why is decreased vegetation a factor that can cause mass wasting?

• When plants are removed from the ground, the spaces they leave are filled with heavier rocks.

• Decreased vegetation is not a factor that causes mass wasting.

• Vegetation stabilizes soil at the surface, and their roots anchor soil under the surface.

• Decreased vegetation is not a factor that causes mass wasting.

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Where is mass wasting most likely to occur?

• Applacian mountains

• A corn field

• The beach

• Everglades swamp

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What are all the other factors that contribute to mass wasting?

• Water

• Over steepened slopes

• Lack of vegetation

• Earthquakes

• Garbage

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What are some ways to prevent landslides?

• Vegetation, rock bolts, retaining walls, controlling water, terracing

• Vegetation, pile up cars, retaiing walls, terracing

• Tear down trees, rock bolts, reatiing walls and controlling water.

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What part of the United States has more of a landslide hazard?

• East Side

• West side

• Midwest

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Rocks tumbling down a steep slope may be an example of...

• Creep

• Slump

• Rock fall

• Mudslide

Which of the following statements best describes a slump?

• slippage of a block of material moving along a curved surface

• rapid flow of water-saturated debris, most common in mountainous areas

• blocks of rock sliding down a slope

• slow downhill movement of soil and regolith