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WorksheetsGeology Mass Wasting
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When mass wasting occurs at a slow pace, which term is applied?
a)
rock fall
b)
creep
c)
landslide
d)
glaciation
2.
Which element of nature is the dominant cause of mass wasting?
a)
water
b)
ice
c)
tidal waves
d)
gravity
3.
Landslides may cause homes to slide into valleys. What type of event is a landslide?
a)
weathering
b)
sorting
c)
mass wasting
d)
deposition
4.
Telephone polls being tilted on a hill are an example of this type of mass movement.
a)
Slump
b)
Creep
c)
Rockfall
d)
Mudflow
5.
Why is planting trees on a muddy slope a good idea to prevent mudflows and landslides?
a)
The tree roots soak up water
b)
The trees keep the soil in place
c)
Trees add homes for wildlife
d)
Just a and b
6.
Rocks tumbling down a steep slope would be an example of
a)
creep
b)
slump
c)
rockfall
d)
mudslide
7.
A fast moving mix of water, soil and rocks would be
a)
creep
b)
slump
c)
rockslide
d)
debis flow
8.
Big chunks of land falling down a curved slope all at once would be an example of
a)
Slump
b)
Creep
c)
Rockfall
d)
Lahar
9.
Why do heavy rains help cause mass movement?
a)
They cause the plants to grow
b)
They cause the soil to be wet and heavy
c)
They cause the animals to come out of their homes
d)
They cause strong winds
10.
What is deforestation?
a)
The removal of trees
b)
The planting of trees
c)
The type of mass movement caused by trees
d)
When forests are covered in mud
11.
Why is building houses on hills in landslide danger zones not a good idea?
a)
The houses' added weight can cause landslides
b)
The houses' noise can cause landslides
c)
The animals like dog's can dig holes in the ground that can cause landslides
d)
All of the above
12.
A mass movement that involves the sudden movement of a block of material along a flat, inclined surface is called a
a)
slide
b)
rockfall
c)
slump
d)
flow
13.
During what season would you expect mass movements to be a greater threat?
a)
a dry summer with drought
b)
a wet spring with little vegitation
c)
a dry autumn after the leaves turn
d)
a wet summer with lots of vegetation
14.
Which of the following statements best describes a slump?
a)
slippage of a block of material moving along a curved surface
b)
blocks of rock sliding down a slope
c)
rapid flow of water-saturated debris, most common in mountainous areas
d)
slow downhill movement of soil and regolith
15.
What is permanently frozen ground?
a)
Glacier
b)
Permafrost
c)
Snow
d)
Iceberg
16.
Type of stabilization where you take the top off a hill and put it at the bottom.
a)
benching
b)
drain pioes
c)
cut and fill
d)
vegetation
17.
Cutting steps into the side of a hill to prevent mass wasting?
a)
cut and fill
b)
benching
c)
vegetation
d)
retaining wall
18.
When you have multiple events cause a mass wasting episode.
a)
mudslide
b)
complex movement
c)
talus
d)
scarp
19.
Slow downslope movement of water saturated surface sediment.
a)
permafrost
b)
mudslide
c)
rockfall
d)
solifluction
20.
This mass wasting is result of a trigger mechanism causing the material to move like water.
a)
quick clay
b)
creep
c)
rock fall
d)
slump
21.
What is the exposed area of ground at the top of a slump block?
a)
dip
b)
scarp
c)
slip
d)
strike
22.
Highest angle a slope can be before it becomes a mass movement.
a)
angle of repose
b)
complimentary angle
c)
gradient
d)
supplementary angle
23.
A pile of rocks at the bottom of a rock fall.
a)
pile of rocks
b)
scarp
c)
talus
d)
strike
24.
What is a thick, viscous, tongue shaped mass of wet regolith?
a)
mudflow
b)
creep
c)
earthflow
d)
debrisflow
25.
The resisting forces that maintain slope stability are called.....
a)
angle of repose
b)
gravity
c)
shear strength
d)
vegetation
26.
Besides gravity, what is the next most important factor in mass wasting?
a)
water
b)
temperature
c)
humidity
d)
daylight hours
27.
This can be put at the bottom of a slope to keep roads safe.
a)
retaining wall
b)
stream
c)
a sign
d)
ditch
28.
What do drainpipes help with for stability?
a)
Bedrock
b)
Sorted debris
c)
Water
d)
Talus
29.
Which one of these mass movements usually follows existing channels?
a)
Debris flow
b)
Mudflow
c)
Earthflow
d)
Rock fall
30.
This mass movement has at least 50% silt/clay sized particles.
a)
rockslide
b)
avalanche
c)
solifluction
d)
mudflow
31.
This mass movement occurs on a planar surface.
a)
slump
b)
rockfall
c)
rock slide
d)
solifluction
32.
Another name for a rock slide?
a)
rock fall
b)
block slide
c)
debris flow
d)
slump
33.
An area is more susceptible to mass movement when the underlying bedrock is _____________ to the surface.
a)
perpendicular
b)
parallell
34.
How is vegetation removed from an area?
a)
fire
b)
construction
c)
both of these
35.
When too much material is built on a slope it is called what?
a)
underloading
b)
progress
c)
triggering
d)
overloading
36.
Heavy snow melt can be a triggering mechanism.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
The steeper a slope, the more gravity pulls on the material down-slope.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Mass wasting is more likely to occur in bedrock than loose material.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Overloading is almost always a result of natural processes.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
How many criteria are mass movements based upon.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
41.
Rapid mass movements occur fast.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
What is the most common cause of slump?
a)
Overloading
b)
Saturation with water
c)
Erosion at bottom of slope
d)
Decreased vegetation.
43.
Creep is usually the mass movement causing the most deaths.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
What had the highest angle of repose in the lab?
a)
dry sand
b)
pebbles
c)
wet sant
d)
gravel
45.
Another name from the book for mass wasting?
a)
avalanche
b)
creep
c)
landslide
d)
mass movement
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