1. Chapter 7
Mass Wasting

2. Which of the following is the most rapid form of mass wasting?
07.01
Which of the following is the most rapid form of mass wasting?
Rock fall
Rock slide
Creep
Earthflow
Slump

3. Which of the following is the most rapid form of mass wasting?
07.01
Which of the following is the most rapid form of mass wasting?
Rock fall
Rock slide
Creep
Earthflow
Slump

4. 07.02
Which of the following is the most important driving force in landslides?
Weight
Friction
Cohesion
Viscosity
Shear strength

5. 07.02
Which of the following is the most important driving force in landslides?
Weight
Friction
Cohesion
Viscosity
Shear strength

6. Which situation would contribute to a potential soil slip?
07.03
Which situation would contribute to a potential soil slip?
Unconsolidated soil on top of bedrock
Materials with differing permeabilities on top of each other
An increase in steepness of a slope covered with soil
A drought on a slope with thin soil
Planting of native grasses on a previously bare hillside

7. Which situation would contribute to a potential soil slip?
07.03
Which situation would contribute to a potential soil slip?
Unconsolidated soil on top of bedrock
Materials with differing permeabilities on top of each other
An increase in steepness of a slope covered with soil
A drought on a slope with thin soil
Planting of native grasses on a previously bare hillside

8. 07.04
Which of the following human activities can decrease the incidence of mass wasting?
Grading surfaces to increase the slope
Improving drainage from the slope
Removing vegetation such as trees and grass from the slope
Cutting into the base of slopes in order to build houses
Road construction on the slope

9. 07.04
Which of the following human activities can decrease the incidence of mass wasting?
Grading surfaces to increase the slope
Improving drainage from the slope
Removing vegetation such as trees and grass from the slope
Cutting into the base of slopes in order to build houses
Road construction on the slope

10. How do drains help to prevent landslides?
07.05
How do drains help to prevent landslides?
Drains keep water at the surface, so it only saturates the upper part of the slope.
Drains divert water away from the slope.
Drains pull water deeper into the base of the slope.
Drains anchor the soil to the ground, keeping it from sliding.
Drains do not prevent landslides.

11. How do drains help to prevent landslides?
07.05
How do drains help to prevent landslides?
Drains keep water at the surface, so it only saturates the upper part of the slope.
Drains divert water away from the slope.
Drains pull water deeper into the base of the slope.
Drains anchor the soil to the ground, keeping it from sliding.
Drains do not prevent landslides.

12. 07.06
Downslope movements are classified according to all but one of the following variables:
The amount of development present
The mechanism of movement
Type of earth material
Amount of water present
Rate of movement

13. 07.06
Downslope movements are classified according to all but one of the following variables:
The amount of development present
The mechanism of movement
Type of earth material
Amount of water present
Rate of movement

14. What method is applied to assess the stability of a slope:
07.07
What method is applied to assess the stability of a slope:
Determining relationship between steepness and the location of development
Examining participation data
Determining relationship between driving forces and resisting forces
Determining amount of vegetation present
All the above are correct.

15. What method is applied to assess the stability of a slope:
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What method is applied to assess the stability of a slope:
Determining relationship between steepness and the location of development
Examining participation data
Determining relationship between driving forces and resisting forces
Determining amount of vegetation presen.
All the above are correct.

16. What are the two basic patterns of movement for slides?
07.08
What are the two basic patterns of movement for slides?
Vertical and translational
Rotational and translational
Vertical and rotational
Soil creep and rotational
None of the above are correct.

17. What are the two basic patterns of movement for slides?
07.08
What are the two basic patterns of movement for slides?
Vertical and translational
Rotational and translational
Vertical and rotational
Soil creep and rotational
None of the above are correct.

18. The ability of the earth material to transmit water is know as?
07.09
The ability of the earth material to transmit water is know as?
Solubility
Permeability
Water transferability
Percolating
None of the above are correct.

19. The ability of the earth material to transmit water is know as?
07.09
The ability of the earth material to transmit water is know as?
Solubility
Permeability
Water transferability
Percolating
None of the above are correct.

20. Why do people chose to live in landslide areas?
07.10
Why do people chose to live in landslide areas?
Slide risk is not known.
Economic pressures
Lack of adequate development regulations
Housing there is usually cheaper.
Flatter land in many areas has already been overbuilt.

21. Why do people chose to live in landslide areas?
07.10
Why do people chose to live in landslide areas?
Slide risk is not known.
Economic pressures
Lack of adequate development regulations
Housing there is usually cheaper.
Flatter land in many areas has already been overbuilt.