Reading Assessment Chapter 7 GEOL105

Which of the following is the slowest mass wasting process?

Does adding vegetation to a slope make it more or less stable?

How do drains help to prevent landslides?

If you see a steep cliff with piles of rocks at the bottom, what kind of mass wasting has occurred?

Which of the following natural disasters is linked in some way with landslides?

Which of the following is NOT an important factor in the stability of a slope?

Would adding mass to the top of a slope in the form of houses or buildings make the mass more or less likely to slide?

Which of the following is NOT a factor in how urbanization increases the incidence of landslides?

Which of the following is the most rapid form of mass wasting?

Which of the following describes a slump?

Which of the following is NOT a way in which water contributes to slope failure?

Which of the following is the most important driving force in landslide?

Which area of the U.S. has a highest incidence of landslide activity?

Which of the following statements is FALSE about snow avalanches?

Which of the following human activities can DECREASE the incidence of mass wasting?

People can stabilize a slope through increased drainage and slope supports.

Building homes on a slope can increase the mass on the slope and the potential for landslides.

Volcanic eruptions are the one example of a natural hazard that cannot produce landslides.

Constructing roads on slopes decreases the incidence of landslides because asphalt generally does not let water soak into the ground.

Landslides are an example of a geologic hazard in which damage can be greatly reduced if appropriate measures are taken in the area of public policy and landslide control.

What is "grading" as it pertains to the stability of a slope?

Which of the following is NOT a term for a segment type on a slope?

In which location would you expect to have the most landslides at the END of the given sequence of events? For all areas, assume that each event (drought, wildfire and heavy rain) is identical.

Which of the following involves downslope movement of a coherent, usually large block of earth material along a planar surface?

In buying a house, why should you be wary of tilted telephone poles?

Which of the following is NOT a normal purpose of a landslide hazard map of an area?

Which of the following is FALSE about the effects of landslides?

In which location would you expect to have the most landslides? For each area, assume the total amount of rain per year is identical.

All non-horizontal slopes have potential for mass wasting of some type.

One indication of a rock fall is an accumulation of rocks at the base of a cliff.

Growing plants on a slope will always make it more stable because plant roots add strength and cohesion to the soil.

Only one mass wasting type happens at a single time to an individual slope.

If you see a gently sloping hillside with tilting utility poles, broken retaining walls, and trees with curved tree trunks, what type of mass wasting has probably occurred?

What is mass wasting?

Which of the following is NOT a sign of a potential landslide?

Adding earth material to the lower part of a slope which has the potential for a landslide would

Landslides can be a positive event for forests by creating new habitats for plants and animals.

Landslides are a significant hazard on the California coastline and in the Rocky Mountain states.

If you see a concrete wall with several drain holes through it on the side of a roadway, what is its purpose?

Which of the following mass wasting processes does NOT necessarily involve water?

How is the incidence of landslides expected to change in the future?

In purchasing a house, some steps can be taken to determine whether it is susceptible to a landslide hazard.

A slope with sedimentary layering parallel to the ground surface is more stable than a slope with sedimentary layering perpendicular to the ground surface.

The type of mass wasting process that occurs depends on many different factors including the steepness of the slope and the type of material involved.

Which of the following environments is NOT susceptible to mass wasting?

Slopes that have been cleared of native grasses and other vegetation become more stable.

The climate surrounding a slope has very little impact on whether the slope will fail.

The term Avalanche only applies to the movement of snow down slopes.

The Portuguese Bend landslide in California involved

The U.S. Midwest has relatively low risk for landslides mainly because the soils are extremely compacted and therefore strong.

Slumps are the only form of mass wasting that are not triggered by excess water.

Most snow avalanches are triggered by the victims themselves or by someone in their company.

The Portuguese Bend landslide in California involved an area with weak sedimentary rock that has bedding parallel to the slope and a cliff at the front edge where ocean waves eroded into the cliff.

Placing a greater weight on the top of a slope can cause mass wasting to occur.