Keyword
The movement of loose material downhill on the earth's surface due to gravity.
Mass movement
Name 1 cause of mass movement
Skiiing
heavy rain
heavy snow
deforestation
overgrazing
building roads etc
Name 1 type of mass movement
Soil creep
mud flow
bog burst
landslide
What gets wet while drying
A towel
soil, gravel, and rocks lying on the surface.
regolith
Name 1 cause of mass movement by human activity
Deforestation
skiing
overgrazing
building roads
Name 1 very slow type of mass movement
soil creep
I have branches but no fruit, trunk or leaves, what am I?
A bank
The angle of a slope is called its
gradient
Name 1 cause of mass movement by natural causes
heavy snow
heavy rain
earthquakes
What type of mass movement occurred in Leitrim
Bog burst
What has many keys but cant open a single lock
A piano
______ happens when huge amounts of dry regolith slide downhill at great speed, destroying everything in its path.
Landslides
Name 1 factor affecting mass movement
water content
gradient/ slope
vegetation
human activities
This type of mass movement is fast. They are common on the wet, blanket bog- covered hills on the west of Ireland.
Bog burst
What can you keep after giving to someone
A promise
What country did we study for a deadly mudslide
California
•Soil creep occurs as soils moves very slowly down gentle slopes at a speed of about ____cm per year.
1cm
_______ occur during or soon after heavy rain when soil is supersaturated.
mudflows
What cannot talk but will reply when spoken to
An echo