1. Section 5.3 Assignment
Mass Movements

2. 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

3. 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
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4. 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.