ESC1000 Final Exam Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
a
The downslope movement of which of the following materials does NOT constitute a mass
wasting event?
A. water
B. snow
C. ice
D. Rock
d
Mass movements are driven by __________.
A. the addition of moisture
B. friction
C. cohesion
D. gravity
c
Geologists distinguish among different types of mass wasting based on factors such as the
________ of the moving material and the rate of movement.
A. weight
B. color
C. compensation
D. name
B
,Which of the following types of mass movement takes place most gradually?
A. slump
B. creep
C. rock slide
D. mudflow
D
Which of the following types of mass movement is least coherent (most fluid-like)?
A. slump
B. creep
C. rock slide
D. mudflow
b
Slumps typically arrive ________ at the bottom of a slope.
A. vertically stacked
B. intact
C. flattened
D. jumbled
a
________ occurs when debris or snow mixes with air to form a chaotic cloud.
A. an avalanche
B. a slump
C. creep
D. solifluction
,A
After extensive erosion of a hill in a desert environment, the small remnant surrounded by
alluvium-filled basins is known as a(n) ________.
A. inselberg
B. hogback
C. questa
D. mesa
A
Lahars occur on ________
A. volcanic slopes
B. vertical cliff faces
C. undersea slopes
D. divergent plate boundaries
C
Vegetation in the desert consists of ________.
A. cacti only
B. extensive grasslands with water-seeking deep roots
C. scattered succulents, such as cacti, with adaptations to obtain and retain as much water as
they can
D. forests of tall, broad-leafed trees
C
A ________ may form at the head of a slump.
A. toe
, B. failure surface
C. scarp
D. mass
D
The principal difference between a lahar and a mudflow is ________.
A. the shape of the path taken by the moving mass
B. the grain size of the moving mass
C. that the lahar contains abundant water, whereas the mudflow is dry
D. that the lahar contains pyroclastic debris from a volcanic eruption
A
The principal difference between a slump and a debris slide is ________.
A. the shape of the path taken by the moving mass
B. the grain size of the moving mass
C. that a slump contains abundant water, whereas a debris slide is dry
D. that a slump contains pyroclastic debris from a volcanic eruption
c
What is happening to the hillside in the tundra pictured below?
A. an avalanche
B. a debris flow
C. solifluction
D. a slump
A
Correct Answers
a
The downslope movement of which of the following materials does NOT constitute a mass
wasting event?
A. water
B. snow
C. ice
D. Rock
d
Mass movements are driven by __________.
A. the addition of moisture
B. friction
C. cohesion
D. gravity
c
Geologists distinguish among different types of mass wasting based on factors such as the
________ of the moving material and the rate of movement.
A. weight
B. color
C. compensation
D. name
B
,Which of the following types of mass movement takes place most gradually?
A. slump
B. creep
C. rock slide
D. mudflow
D
Which of the following types of mass movement is least coherent (most fluid-like)?
A. slump
B. creep
C. rock slide
D. mudflow
b
Slumps typically arrive ________ at the bottom of a slope.
A. vertically stacked
B. intact
C. flattened
D. jumbled
a
________ occurs when debris or snow mixes with air to form a chaotic cloud.
A. an avalanche
B. a slump
C. creep
D. solifluction
,A
After extensive erosion of a hill in a desert environment, the small remnant surrounded by
alluvium-filled basins is known as a(n) ________.
A. inselberg
B. hogback
C. questa
D. mesa
A
Lahars occur on ________
A. volcanic slopes
B. vertical cliff faces
C. undersea slopes
D. divergent plate boundaries
C
Vegetation in the desert consists of ________.
A. cacti only
B. extensive grasslands with water-seeking deep roots
C. scattered succulents, such as cacti, with adaptations to obtain and retain as much water as
they can
D. forests of tall, broad-leafed trees
C
A ________ may form at the head of a slump.
A. toe
, B. failure surface
C. scarp
D. mass
D
The principal difference between a lahar and a mudflow is ________.
A. the shape of the path taken by the moving mass
B. the grain size of the moving mass
C. that the lahar contains abundant water, whereas the mudflow is dry
D. that the lahar contains pyroclastic debris from a volcanic eruption
A
The principal difference between a slump and a debris slide is ________.
A. the shape of the path taken by the moving mass
B. the grain size of the moving mass
C. that a slump contains abundant water, whereas a debris slide is dry
D. that a slump contains pyroclastic debris from a volcanic eruption
c
What is happening to the hillside in the tundra pictured below?
A. an avalanche
B. a debris flow
C. solifluction
D. a slump
A
