Section #: 8.1 Mass Movements at Earth's Surface

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  1.What process most commonly follows weathering?  
  a.   erosion  
  b.   metamorphism  
  c.   expansion  
  d.   transportation  
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  2.All mass movement occurs __________.  
  a.   on a flat  
  b.   because of an earthquake  
  c.   on a slope  
  d.   because of heavy precipitation  
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  3.The downslope movement of loose sediment and rock by the force of gravity is called __________.  
  a.   meandering  
  b.   erosion  
  c.   weathering  
  d.   mass movement  
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  4.The slow, steady, downhill flow of loose material is called __________.  
  a.   slump  
  b.   avalanche  
  c.   landslide  
  d.   creep  
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  5.What are landslides called when the material being moved downslope is snow?  
  a.   avalanche  
  b.   slump  
  c.   creep  
  d.   rockfall  
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  6.Look at the figure of a landslide in New York State in 1993. What was a potential warning that this landslide could have occurred?

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  a.   there is a creek flowing in a valley  
  b.   there are brine fields down south  
  c.   a road was built near the creek  
  d.   there were previous landslides farther north  
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  7.What type of mass movement occurred as a result of the eruption of Mount St. Helens?  
  a.   slump  
  b.   landslide  
  c.   creep  
  d.   mudflow  
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  8.Look at the figure of a landslide in New York State in 1993. What was possible danger of this event?

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