Exam 12: Shaping the Earths Surface: Landscapes, the Hydrologic Cycle, and Mass Wasting

Which area would be most likely to host a slope failure?

Describe the similarities and differences between a debris flow and a debris slide.

The ___________ in the sequence of sedimentary rocks shown below may become a failure surface.

Mountain ranges are the result of

What type of energy drives plate motion?

Uplift and subsidence are both ultimately the result of

Which of the following mountains is MOST likely to experience lahars?

Imagine you have just bought some property and notice that the trees on the slope have curved trunks. What type of landslide event do you likely have on your property?

Starting with a drop of water in the ocean, describe a full cycle of movement of the water drop through the hydrologic cycle (the water must end up back in the ocean). Through what reservoirs does that water move? What physical forms does the water take (e.g., liquid, solid, gas)?

Which of the following consist(s) of large boulders placed at the base of slopes?

Which of the following is often a sign of mass movement?

Which of the following figures depicts a mass wasting event that occurs relatively slowly?

If all else is equal, a slope dipping ____________ degrees made of ____________ sand would be the most stable situation.

What type of mass movement would you expect to form in a steep-walled canyon?

What is a landform and how is it linked to the landscape?

For dry, fine-grained sediments, the angle of repose is typically between ___________ and ___________ degrees.

As ____________ occurs, intact rock is broken down into smaller, weaker pieces called sediment.

Which of the following situations may lead to slope failure?

Currents and wind are created by the interaction of ____________ and ____________ energy.

All of the following are evidence of a recent mass wasting event EXCEPT