Changing the way you learn

Question	Answer
1. A name for loose rock material	Regolith
2. Another name for slope	Gradient
3. How slow does soil creep move on the Irish landscape?	1cm per year
4. A name for the steps that soil creep creates	Terracettes
5. Name two human triggers for mass movement	Deforestation Digging at cliff base Mining/Blasting Rock
6. Name two natural triggers for mass movement......other than gravity & slope	Excess Rainfall Volcano Earthquake Consolidation of material Vegetation
7. An Indonesian word for a type of mass movement	Lahar
8. A type of mass movement that is fast & dry	Rockfall Avalanche
9. List 3 pieces of evidence that soil creep may be taking place	Fallen walls / Fences Terracettes Trees bent Telephone poles bent
Image: 40b5ec8f-6650-4af2-bcd8-2d362835d3f9 (image/jpg)	Bogburst
Image: f7c2c309-a0ed-42e5-91c8-028ea58ce7ba (image/jpg)	Lahar
Image: e9d124d0-5fed-4a2a-b7b1-1f5da410d270 (image/jpg)	Terracettes
Image: 11ae1c5b-ba85-4bf6-877b-3905304cd214 (image/jpg)	Avalanche
Image: c21b7ae7-1d1c-406f-9791-24a3b73f20ad (image/jpg)	Soil Creep
Image: 0ae6c29c-df72-4bd8-851c-d8c5c4960a90 (image/jpg)	Rockfall

Mass Movement Revision Quiz

	Created by aileen Mc almost 11 years ago