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Module 6: Geohazards

Quick questions on Landslides and mass movement hazards: slope failure, driving and resisting forces and stabilisation - OCR A-Level Geology

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What is types of slope failure?
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Mass movement (the downslope movement of rock and soil under gravity) takes several forms:
What are the balance of forces?
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Slope stability is a contest between two sets of forces:
What is factors that trigger failure?
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Anything that increases the driving force or decreases the resisting force can trigger failure:
What is q1?
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State when a slope fails, in terms of forces. [1 mark]
What is q2?
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Explain two ways water reduces slope stability. [2 marks]
What is q3?
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Describe one engineering method to stabilise a slope and how it works. [2 marks]

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