Exercise
Gravity & Mass Wasting
Explore how gravity pulls rock and soil downward in mass wasting events. Learn about the forces driving landslides, mudflows, and rockfalls.
Questions
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What is mass wasting?
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Which type of mass wasting is extremely fast and destructive?
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What is soil creep?
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What evidence indicates that soil creep is occurring on a slope?
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What factor most commonly triggers mass wasting events?
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What is a mudflow?
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How does slope angle affect gravity-driven erosion?
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What is a slump?
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How does removing vegetation from a hillside increase mass wasting risk?
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What is a rockfall?
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What role does heavy water saturation play in triggering landslides?
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Which human activity can increase the likelihood of landslides?