GEOL 1500 YSU (ASSIGNMENT 8.1) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026

GEOL 1500 YSU (ASSIGNMENT 8.1) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026 T/F, Creep is a faster mass wasting process than debris flows - Answers False T/F, Increasing the water content of a slope can lead to instability. - Answers True The key driving force behind slope failure is ... - Answers gravity Which of the following factors can help to stabilize unstable slopes? - Answers increasing the vegetation on the slope What is TRUE about the angle of repose? - Answers -all of the choice are TRUE -it is about 35 degrees for sand -it is based on the type of material that comprises the slope -it is a characteristic of a given slope -it is steeper if the slope is comprised of broken pieces of rock -all of the choices are TRUE What is used by geologists to classify slope movements? - Answers -all of the choices are correct -the type of rock or soil involved -the amount of moisture in the material -how the material moves, whether along a track or along a plane -how fast the material moves (fast, slow) -all of the choices are correct The fastest of all mass movements is ... - Answers fall Which of the following factors can contribute to mass movement? - Answers -all of the choices are correct -rainy weather -steepening slopes -wildfires -earthquakes -all of the choices are correct