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This activity contains 15 questions.
Exfoliation is a product of
oxidation.
hydrolysis.
hydration.
carbonation
any of the above.
Bending fences, terracettes, and disturbed road beds are common to
landslide
slump
rock fall
earthflow
creep
Which of the following forms of mass wasting exhibt rotation of the failed mass to form terraces?
earthflow
mudflow
solifluction
creep
slump
Which of the following mass wasting has the largest amount of water content?
creep
solifluction
earthflow
fall
slump
This
photo
from the Finger Lakes of New York depicts what type of mass movement?
earthflow
slump
creep
muflow
solifluction
Denudation is accomplished by
weathering of rock material.
mass wasting.
erosion of the surface.
all the above.
only b and c above.
What type of mass movement is shown in this
photograph
?
slump
creep
landslide
mudflow
rock fall
Landslides are always caused by saturating the surface prior to movement.
True
False
Salt wedging is a chemical weathering process.
True
False
Hydration changes the chemical composition of weathered material.
True
False
Water is the principal agent in causing mass movement.
True
False
Physical weathering ______ the exposed surface area of weathered material.
increases
decreases
has no effect on
Match the following features with their type of mass wasting.
A matching question presents 5 answer choices and 5 items. The answer choices are lettered A through E. The items are numbered 13.1 through 13.5. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice.
Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
slump
rock fall
solifluction
creep
mudflow
13.1 talus
A
B
C
D
E
13.2 steplike scarps and terraces
A
B
C
D
E
13.3 terracettes
A
B
C
D
E
13.4 permafrost
A
B
C
D
E
13.5 movement as a viscous mass
A
B
C
D
E
Identify the type of mass wasting.
This question presents 7 items numbered 14.1 through 14.7. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through G.
For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
14.1 slump
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
14.2 earthflow
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
14.3 creep
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
14.4 landslide
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
14.5 mudflow
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
14.6 rock fall
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
14.7 solifluction
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Explain the forces that drive or prevent mass wasting processes.
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