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maegan_martin

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on: Jul 13, 2018
A rotational slide is most likely to occur in ____.
   a. rounded sand grains on a gentle slope
   b. large boulders with smooth sides
   c. new snow lying above packed snow
   d. homogenous, cohesive materials
   e. slopes with high water pressure

Question 2

The runout of a rockfall depends most heavily on ____.
   a. pore size and cohesion
   b. liquefaction and fluidization
   c. mass and slope angle
   d. slope angle and height of fall
   e. mass and height of fall


srodz

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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: d

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: e


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