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Read the information in the link: https://opengeology.org/textbook/10-mass-wasting/
and answer the following questions.
1. Draw a diagram that depicts slope strength. Your diagram should include all of the following parts, and each part should be clearly labeled (handwritten labels):
- Gravitational force
- Normal force
- Shear force
Under the diagram, describe each of the components listed above, and explain how they are connected to the angle of repose.
2. Describe the factors that trigger a mass-wasting event.
3. Summarize processes and technology used to mitigate mass wasting.
4. Define and describe the differences between falls, slides, and flows.
5. Draw and label diagrams of the following types of mass movements, then write a sentence or two under each diagram to describe what the diagram is depicting.
- Rotational landslide
- Translational landslide
- Block slide
- Rockfall
- Debris avalanche
6. Find a youtube video for each of the following types of mass wasting and add a link to your document (the link can be typed). Draw and label a picture of the mass wasting event in the video. Describe what is happening and what materials you see in the video:
- Rockfall
- Debris flow
- Creep
7. Watch the video in chapter 10 of your online book called "Landslide hazards" and summarize the video in 6 bullet points.
8. There is an image of a rotational landslide in chapter 10 of your online book. The image has "+" signs with labels. Draw the diagram, add the labels, then define each of the terms beneath your diagram.
9. Explain what happened in 1995 and 2005 in the La Conchita, California landslides.
10. Watch the video called "Yosemite Nature Notes - 10 - Rockfall" in chapter 10 of your online book and summarize in 8 bullet points.
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