Eosc 114 Landslides Exam Questions with Complete Solutions Rated A+
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Eosc 114 Landslides Exam Questions with Complete Solutions Rated A+
Which would NOT cause a landslide? - Answers Adding the same amount of material to the driving mass and the resisting mass
A landslide trigger ________. - Answers can be anthropogenic in origin
Which statement is FALSE?
A. Qu...
Eosc 114 Landslides Exam Questions with Complete Solutions Rated A+
Which would NOT cause a landslide? - Answers Adding the same amount of material to the driving mass
and the resisting mass
A landslide trigger ________. - Answers can be anthropogenic in origin
Which statement is FALSE?
A. Quick clays can liquefy only after significant shaking such as during an earthquake.
B. The shear strength of sediments is lower than that of rocks.
C. The area within and near UBC is in danger of landslides.
D. Landslide velocities can range from a few millimeters/year to a few meters/second.
E. Gravity is the ultimate cause of all landslides. - Answers Quick clays can liquefy only after significant
shaking such as during an earthquake
With regard to landslides, shear strength is _____.
A. the cohesion between grains in a rock or sediment sample
B. the degree to which the surface tension of water holds material together
C. a combination of all the factors causing geologic materials to resist shear stress
D. a combination of composition, density, and electromagnetic attraction within geologic materials
E. slope steepness plus composition - Answers a combination of all the factors causing geologic
materials to resist shear stress
Compared to developed countries, countries in the developing world are likely to have _____ due to
landslides.
a) higher property damage and lower death counts
b)lower property damage and higher death counts
c) higher property damage and higher death counts
d)lower property damage and lower death counts
, e)about the same property damage and lower death counts - Answers lower property damage and
higher death counts
Calculate the return period of a debris flows in British Columbia using the following data:
1930: Meager Creek/Pemberton
1957: Prince Rupert
1972: Sparwood
1990: Philpott Road in Kelowna
A. 10 years
B. 15 years
C. 27 years
D. 30 years
E. 60 years - Answers D. 30 years
landslide is more likely to occur when ________.
A. Gp > Gt
B. Gt > Gp
C. Gt = Gp
D. (Gp + Gt) < gravity
E. (Gp - Gt) < gravity - Answers B Gt>Gp
The factor of safety is the ratio of __________.
A. Gp to Gt
B. shear stress to shear strength
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