Statistics for EOSC - Landslide Reasons, Triggers, Causes

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
3	cohesion	100%
2	friction	100%
forces involved - 1	gravity	100%
cause vs.	long term	100%
depends on ...	material	100%
3	overloading	100%
as ...	shear strength	100%
as ...	shear stress	100%
cause examples external - 1	slope angle	100%
if above one, ...	stable	100%
2	undercutting	100%
4	vegetation	100%
5	climate	50%
trigger examples	earthquakes	50%
redefine angle of repose	factor of safety is one	50%
which can be ...	good and bad	50%
which can be ...	good and bad	50%
material strength - rock	high/moderate	50%
	initiates failure	50%
	jumping	50%
sediment	low	50%
	rain	50%
	reduce shear strength	50%
factor of safety	shear strength over shear stress	50%
cause examples internal - 1	water	50%
3	bad geologic structures	0%
	do not initiate movement	0%
	excavation	0%
also can cause ...	frost wedging	0%
	increase shear stress	0%
2	inherently weak materials	0%
	lead to instability of slope	0%
	noise	0%
	one trigger	0%
	quick clay	0%
trigger	short events	0%
	skiing	0%
depends on ...	slope type	0%
	snow melt	0%
angle of repose	steepest angle without collapse	0%
	vehicles	0%
	volcanic eruptions	0%
like ...	volcanic rock	0%