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Geologists distinguish among different types of mass wasting based on factors such as the
____________ of
the moving material and the rate of movement.

composition

One of the most problematic aspects of landslides is that large-scale, cataclysmic examples are the
norm,
whereas small-scale landslides are much more rare.

false

Mass wasting always involves a sudden movement of material downslope.

false

To the geologist, ____________.

all landslides are mass movements, but not all mass movements are landslides

Which of the following types of mass movement takes place most gradually?

creep

Which of the following types of mass movement is least coherent (most like a liquid)?

mudflow

Slumps typically arrive intact at the bottom of a slope.

false

Which of the following types of mass movement always travel down curved surface?

slump

Strictly speaking, which of the following types of mass movement is a landslide?

rock slide

Which type of mass movement includes a large proportion of ash derived from a volcanic eruption?

lahar

____________occur(s) when regolith moves slowly downslope due to freezing and thawing.

Creep

All types of mass wasting have approximately the same velocities.

false

, Between subaerial and submarine mass movements, we have a much better historical record of
____________.

submarine mvements

Which of the following types of mass movement is likely to move most rapidly?

rock slide

____________occur(s) where thawed sediments move downslope over permafrost.

Solifluction

____________occur(s) when debris or snow mixes with air to form a chaotic cloud.

Avalanches

____________occur(s) when a semicoherent mass of material moves downslope on a failure
surface.

Slumps

____________ are likely to occur along volcanic slopes.

Lahars

____________ may trigger tsunamis.

Submarine mass movements

A ____________ may form at the head of a slump.

failure surface

Submarine mass movements have been found along hot-spot volcanoes and active plate boundaries.
These
massive slumps have been attributed to ____________.

tectonic activity

In cold, dry mountainous climate, rock glaciers consisting of rocks held together by a smaller volume
of ice can slide down slopes.

true

The principle difference between a debris flow and a mudflow is the ____________.

grain size of the moving mass

The principle difference between a lahar and a mudflow is the ____________.

lahar contains pyroclastic debris from a volcanic eruption

The principle difference between a debris flow and a debris slide is the ____________.

debris flow contains abundant water, whereas the debris slide is dry

The principle difference between a slump and a debris slide is the ____________.

shape of the path taken by the moving mass

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