Earth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the Universe

Section 1: Mass Movement at Earth's Surface

Mass Movements at Earth's Surface

1
Look at the figure of a landslide in New York State in 1993. What was possible danger of this event?
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A)people could get trapped in snow and ice
B)the valley could fill in with earth
C)an entire city could be washed away
D)the creek could be blocked up by the moved earth
2
Look at the figure of a landslide in New York State in 1993. What was a potential warning that this landslide could have occurred?
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A)there is a creek flowing in a valley
B)there are brine fields down south
C)a road was built near the creek
D)there were previous landslides farther north
3
What process most commonly follows weathering?
A)transportation
B)expansion
C)erosion
D)metamorphism
4
What type of mass movement occurred as a result of the eruption of Mount St. Helens?
A)landslide
B)mudflow
C)slump
D)creep
5
In what type of mass movement does material move as a block?
A)slide
B)fall
C)spread
D)flow
6
The downslope movement of loose sediment and rock by the force of gravity is called __________.
A)weathering
B)meandering
C)erosion
D)mass movement
7
All mass movement occurs __________.
A)because of an earthquake
B)on a slope
C)on a flat
D)because of heavy precipitation
8
What are landslides called when the material being moved downslope is snow?
A)slump
B)avalanche
C)creep
D)rockfall
9
Why does water influence mass movement?
A)It acts like a glue.
B)It acts as stream transport.
C)It acts as a lubricant.
D)It decreases gravity.
10
The slow, steady, downhill flow of loose material is called __________.
A)creep
B)slump
C)landslide
D)avalanche
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