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What is a common impending sign of sinkholes?
What is a common impending sign of sinkholes?
- Presence of odd bugs like slugs
- Cracks in roads or pavement
- Leaves falling from trees
- Sudden drop of well water levels (correct)
Which of the following signs could indicate debris flows?
Which of the following signs could indicate debris flows?
- Jammed doors and windows
- Water breaking through the ground surface in a new location (correct)
- Cracks on the paved streets and driveways
- Cracks in interior walls and floor
What can be an outcome of cracks appearing on walls at the base of a slope?
What can be an outcome of cracks appearing on walls at the base of a slope?
- Water appearing at the base of the slope (correct)
- Decreased soil erosion
- Increased plant growth
- Decreased rainfall
Which of the following could be considered a rainfall-induced landslide sign?
Which of the following could be considered a rainfall-induced landslide sign?
What type of bugs in homes can be an impending sign of sinkholes according to the text?
What type of bugs in homes can be an impending sign of sinkholes according to the text?
What are the two most common formations of sinkholes?
What are the two most common formations of sinkholes?
Which type of sinkhole formation is characterized by a very abrupt collapse that can be catastrophic?
Which type of sinkhole formation is characterized by a very abrupt collapse that can be catastrophic?
What distinguishes natural sinkholes from man-made sinkholes?
What distinguishes natural sinkholes from man-made sinkholes?
What are some impending signs of sinkholes according to the text?
What are some impending signs of sinkholes according to the text?
Which type of sinkhole can occur when individual grains of sand move downward to replace others?
Which type of sinkhole can occur when individual grains of sand move downward to replace others?
What is the key characteristic of Cover Subsidence Sinkholes?
What is the key characteristic of Cover Subsidence Sinkholes?
What is a 'topple' or 'tumble' in terms of landslides?
What is a 'topple' or 'tumble' in terms of landslides?
What can a 'slump' be defined as?
What can a 'slump' be defined as?
What characterizes a 'flow' in terms of landslides?
What characterizes a 'flow' in terms of landslides?
What do debris flows result from?
What do debris flows result from?
What are some impending signs of rainfall-induced landslides?
What are some impending signs of rainfall-induced landslides?
What characterizes sinkholes?
What characterizes sinkholes?
