Coastline Community College - GEOLOGY 105

Lab Lesson 10: Mass Wasting

In Lab Exercise, Step 1,

1)what indication is there that the slope in Figure 10.10 might

be unstable?

Question 2

In Lab Exercise, Step 2, what type of movement has occurred in Figure 10.11

Question 3

What types of particles were involved in the movement seen in Figure 10.11?

Question 4

Based on what you can see in Figure 10.11, what type of mass wasting event was this?

Question 5

If you knew that the event in Figure 10.11 was the result of a volcanic eruption, how

would you classify it?

Question 6

In Lab Exercise, Step 3, what is the distinguishing feature of the mass wasting seen in

Figure 10.12?

Question 7

What type of mass wasting event occurred in Figure 10.12?

Question 8

In Lab Exercise, Step 4, what indication is there that the slope in Figure 10.13 might

be unstable?

Question 9

Under what conditions is the slope in Figure 10.13 likely to fail

Question 10

In Lab Exercise, Step 5, what type of movement is occurring in Figure 10.14?

Question 11

What indication of slope movement is evident in Figure 10.14?

Question 12

In Lab Exercise, Step 6, what indication is there that the slope in Figure 10.15 might be unstable?

Question 13

If the slope in Figure 10.15 fails, what type of mass wasting event is it likely to produce?

Question 14

In Lab Exercise, Step 7, what is the distinguishing feature of the mass wasting seen in

Figure 10.16?

Question 15

What type of mass wasting event occurred in Figure 10.16?

Question 16

What is mass wasting?

Question 17

One characteristic of mass wasting processes is that they

Question 18

What is the driving force for mass wasting?

Question 19

Which of the below is NOT a resisting factor against gravity?

Question 20

Which of the following are most likely to act as triggers for a rapid mass wasting event?