Unit 39 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

The steeper a slope is, the greater the _______.
a) shearing stress
b) friction
c) angle of repose
d) pressure
e) distance material falls

Question 3:

Which type of landform is produced by the fastest type of mass movement?
a) lobe-shaped mass
b) slump block
c) talus cone
d) canyon
e) caldera

Question 4:

Which type of movement occurs when a section of soil or weak rock at a steep angle becomes saturated by heavy rains?
a) earth slump
b) a free fall
c) solifluction
d) shearing
e) earth flow

Question 5:

All of the following are types of mass movements except:
a) flow movements
b) fall movements
c) creep movements
d) stress movements
e) slide movements

Question 6:

Cycles of alternate freezing/thawing and wetting/drying directly leads to:
a) soil creep
b) landslides
c) avalanches
d) shearing stress
e) talus cones

Question 7:

The angle of repose is the maximum angle at which liquid material remains at rest.
a) True
b) False

Question 8:

Mass wasting is another term sometimes used for mass movement.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

Mass movements are extremely important in the breakdown of rocks.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

Fluids are less important in slide movements than in flow movements.
a) True
b) False

Question 11:

Slide movements are faster than free falls.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Slumping is associated with earth flows.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Canadian Edition - Unit 30