Section 5.3 Assignment Mass Movements

Key Concepts and Vocabulary Key Conepts: What is mass movement? What factors trigger mass movements? How do geologists classify mass movements? Vocab: mass movement Rockfall Rockslide Slump Mudflow Earthflow creep

Classifying Mass Movements Type of Mass Movement Kind of material that moves How it moves Speed of movement Example Rockfall rockslide slumps mudflow earthflow creep Pg. 147 #5,6, Writing in Science Pg. 154 #36

Review Questions: What is the force behind mass movements? What factors commonly trigger mass movements? The igneous rock texture that is characterized by two distinctly different crystal sizes is called ___. What is the naturally occurring, solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter? Put the following in the correct order of the processes involved in sedimentary rock formation: compaction, cementation, deposition, weathering, erosion. The primary agent of contact metamorphism is _____. The process that occurs when physical forces break rock into smaller pieces without changing the rock’s chemical composition is called _____. What kind of material is found in the C horizon of a soil profile? What types of rocks are formed by processes powered by the sun? When large masses of magma solidify far below Earth’s surface, they form igneous rocks that have a ___ texture.