Pre-Reading Independent Study (30-45 minutes)
Causes of Mass Movement
There are many causes of the mass movement of
material down a slope. The likelihood of a slope
failing can be expressed by its safety factor
Task 1: Use the information on p.72-74 to
complete you word search on the causes of mass
movement
Task 2: Answer the Section 3.3 Activities
Questions on p 74
Challenge: Draw out a table describing the
PERFECT conditions for mass movement, and
the LEAST favorable conditions for mass
movement
Causes of Mass Movement
There are many causes of the mass movement of
material down a slope. The likelihood of a slope
failing can be expressed by its safety factor
Task 1: Use the information on p.72-74 to
complete you word search on the causes of mass
movement
Task 2: Answer the Section 3.3 Activities
Questions on p 74
Challenge: Draw out a table describing the
PERFECT conditions for mass movement, and
the LEAST favorable conditions for mass
movement
