Here is an exercise to help you learn to classify the different types of mass wasting phenomena. Use the image library linked to the website below to learn about mass wasting events and determine the type of mass wasting represented by the unclassified images.

1. Go to the National Landslide Hazards Program website operated by the United States Geological Survey.

2. From the main page of the site, select the link for the National Landslide Information Center.

3. After this page loads, place your cursor over the Teacher/Student Information link and follow the pop-up links to "Learning Web - Earth Hazards." Click on "Earth Hazards."

4. Now, follow the link for "Landslides." Scroll down the page and click on the link for "Landslide Images."

5. For each of the images listed below, determine the type of mass wasting event that is represented:

a. Slide 2 (NOTE: try to decide first, then read the caption!)

b. Slide 11

c. Slide 18

d. Slide 22

6. Next, look at the evidence of mass wasting processes on Mars by visiting Images of Landslide on Mars. Examine each of the images below and try to classify each type of mass wasting.

a. Landslide Deposits in Hebes Chasma taken 5 November 1997.

b. Landslide Deposit and Boulders in Ganges Chasma taken 26 October 1997.

c. Debris/Talus on Slopes in Noctis Labyrinthus taken 19 September 1997.