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Mass Wasting & Soil
Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mass wasting... | The victory of stress over strength!! The downslope movement of earth materials primarily under the influence of gravity. |
| Types of movement... | Fall, flow, slide, creep. |
| Wet = | Mud |
| Mixture = | Debris (Often wet) |
| Other material - | Rock, earth. |
| Normal stress is what contributes to... | Strength. |
| When sheer stress exceeds friction? | Failure occurs. |
| Angle of repose for sand? | 30-34 degrees. |
| What contributes to strength? | Friction. |
| Name types of slides: | Rockslides; landslides; slump-head - scarp on top. Earth-flow: it moves intermittently when it gets wet. Rock glaciers - mass wasting - weakens talus. |