In Geography class this morning we started by going over and correcting our glaciation tests. From there we took some brief notes on Mass Wasting (see below) and looked at two examples of landslides in two separate videos (one of which occurred in Nepal last Friday). We discussed how mass wasting is being exacerbated by climate change and that humans have sometimes put themselves in harms way but also that nature can be destructive. We finished the day in the library trying to get a handle on our field reports which are due next week.
Mass Wasting: a process of gradation
-GRAVITY is a gradational force that works on all objects. Examples include: landslides, rockfalls, avalanches and soil creep
-Gravity moves weathered material down a slope, the energy exerted is determined by the following factors:
- Steepness of slope
- Shape and size of particles
- Nature of material that forms slope
- Depth of the material
- Nature of ground cover
- Stability of the ground
- Water content of the soil
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