20 True/False questions

1. Slides which have moved more than 1 year ago

- dormant
- stabilised
- relict → Active landslides:
INCORRECT
No answer given
THE ANSWER
False
It should be → Inactive landslides:

2. Currently moving, have moved within the last year → Active landslides:

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

True

3. Groundwater is a major factor controlling the movement of landslides. → Why

do we monitor groundwater?

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

True

4. masses of rock/ soil/ debris that moves rapidly down very steep slopes
(greater than 40 degrees) → Fall type:

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

True
5. Used to measure the intensity of Landslides due to EQs.
(MM6 - MM9 &10) → Slide type:

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

False

It should be → MM intensity scale:

6. fall
slide
topple
flow
spread → 2 main categories for mitigating landslide hazards:

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

False

It should be → 5 main failure mechanisms used to class landslides:

7. a Gieant relict
- one of the largest landslides on Earth
- triggered by an EQ due to the Alpine fault → What type of landslide is Green
Lake landslide in Fiordland?

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

True
8. high sediment concentration- like wet concrete
- very hazardous and destructive. → Relict landslides:

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

False

It should be → Debris flows/ floods type:

9. - rainfall
- Eq's
- Spontaneous failures → Landslide types:

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

False

It should be → Landslide triggering mechanisms:

10. - to stabilise both excavations and natural slopes → Why do we use retaining
walls?

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

True

11. Rapid failures on steep slopes (35 - 40 degrees) more than 150- 200m high.
- starts out as falls or slides → Avalanche type:

INCORRECT
 No answer given

THE ANSWER

True

12. - potential for movement remain

- reactivation can occur → Shallow Landslides:

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

False

It should be → Dormant landslides:

13. rainfall - causes landslides over the greatest areas → What is the most
common triggering event of landslides?

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

True

14. - failure planes >5 m to several hundred meters

- controlled by structural geological features such as faults, shears, bedding
and alteration zones → Stabilised landslides:

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

False

It should be → Deep-seated landslides:

15. - falls
- Slides
- Avalanches
- Debris flows and floods → Landslide types:

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

True

16. rock
soil/ earth
debris → Fall type:

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

False

It should be → 3 material types to class landslides:

17. to mitigate (lessen the severity) landslide hazards

- where are they
- how old
- activity
- frequency → Why do we monitor groundwater?

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

False

It should be → Why do we map landslides?

18. - Developed under geomorphological or climatic conditions
- eroded, no sharp features
- well vegetated
- no cracks → Relict landslides:

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

True

19. Masses of rock/ soil/ debris that slide down planes of weakness
- rotational slides → Slide type:

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

True

20. moderate to steep slopes (15- 35 degrees) → Shallow Landslides:

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

False

It should be → Where do landslides occur?

 20 Written questions
1. moderate to steep slopes (15- 35 degrees)
INCORRECT
No answer given
THE ANSWER
Where do landslides occur?

2. - to stabilise both excavations and natural slopes

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

Why do we use retaining walls?

3. rainfall - causes landslides over the greatest areas

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

What is the most common triggering event of landslides?

4. - failure plane: <5 m deep

- no structural geological control
- triggered by rainfall

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

Shallow Landslides:

5. - Natural processes of erosion and weathering

- Geological structures: faults etc
- rainfall
- EQ's
 - Human activity: slope modification cuts, fills, drainage, groundwater and
vegetation changes

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

What are the causes of landslides?

6. Slides which have moved more than 1 year ago

- dormant
- stabilised
- relict

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

Inactive landslides:

7. to mitigate (lessen the severity) landslide hazards

- where are they
- how old
- activity
- frequency

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

Why do we map landslides?

8. Groundwater is a major factor controlling the movement of landslides.

INCORRECT

No answer given
 THE ANSWER

Why do we monitor groundwater?

9. - falls
- Slides
- Avalanches
- Debris flows and floods

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

Landslide types:

10. - Remedial measures have stopped movement

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

Stabilised landslides:

11. - failure planes >5 m to several hundred meters

- controlled by structural geological features such as faults, shears, bedding
and alteration zones

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

Deep-seated landslides:

12. rock
soil/ earth
debris
 INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

3 material types to class landslides:

13. Currently moving, have moved within the last year

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

Active landslides:

14. - Developed under geomorphological or climatic conditions

- eroded, no sharp features
- well vegetated
- no cracks

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

Relict landslides:

15. - potential for movement remain

- reactivation can occur

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

Dormant landslides:
16. 1) structures
2) Monitoring

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

2 main categories for mitigating landslide hazards:

17. masses of rock/ soil/ debris that moves rapidly down very steep slopes
(greater than 40 degrees)

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

Fall type:

18. fall
slide
topple
flow
spread

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

5 main failure mechanisms used to class landslides:

19. Masses of rock/ soil/ debris that slide down planes of weakness
- rotational slides

INCORRECT

No answer given
 THE ANSWER

Slide type:

20. Rapid failures on steep slopes (35 - 40 degrees) more than 150- 200m high.
- starts out as falls or slides

INCORRECT

No answer given

THE ANSWER

Avalanche type: