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TOEFL iBT Speaking. In this integrated speaking task, you will listen to part of
TOEFL iBT Speaking. In this integrated speaking task, you will listen to part of
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TOEFL iBT Speaking. In this integrated speaking task, you will listen to part of a lecture. You will then be asked to summarize important information from the lecture.
Cover the question while the lecture is playing. You may take notes, and you may use your notes to help you answer the question. After you hear the question, you may look at the question and prepare your response. You have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.
Using points and details from the talk, explain some of the differences between the mass wasting processes of mudflow and creep.
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Listen to part of a talk in a geology class.
An important part of erosion is the phenomenon of mass wasting, the downslope movement of soil and loose rock, mainly due to gravity. Mass wasting moves material from higher elevations to lower elevations. Some types of mass wasting occur very suddenly, while others are more gradual.
One fast type of mass wasting is mudflow, the movement of material containing a large amount of water. Mudflows can move at speeds greater than one kilometer per hour and travel long distances. They usually result from heavy rains in areas with loose sediment. Because they happen so quickly, mudflows are catastrophic. However, mudflow is actually responsible for moving less material than the slower and less obvious action called creep. While mudflow occurs on steep slopes, creep occurs on gentler slopes.
Creep is the slowest type of mass wasting. It may take years for creep to have a noticeable effect. It involves the very gradual movement of soil and rock as a result of alternate freezing and thawing, or wetting and drying, which causes the surface material to expand and contract. Most vegetated slopes in humid climates are subject to creep, but it also occurs in deserts because even dry soil will creep as a result of daily heating and cooling.
Creep is more widespread than mudflow, but much less dramatic. When a mudflow occurs, we see direct evidence in downed trees and buried roads and buildings. With creep, the evidence is less obvious, usually in the form of bent trees, dips in roads and fences, and leaning utility poles. This is because the upper layers of soil move gradually, while the deeper layers stay fixed.
Using points and details from the talk, explain some of the differences between the mass wasting processes of mudflow and creep.
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- Mudflow is a fast, sudden process, while creep is slower and more gradual. Creep is the slowest type of mass wasting.
- Mudflow is catastrophic and dramatic. Creep is less dramatic, but moves more material than mudflow does. Creep is more widespread.
- Mudflow occurs on steep slopes, while creep occurs on gentler slopes.
- The evidence of mudflow is obvious (downed trees, buried roads and buildings), while the evidence of creep is less obvious (bent trees, dips in roads and fences, leaning poles).
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