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Author Question: Which of the following is not true about snow/heavy rain and mass movements? A) Melting snow adds ... (Read 744 times)

tuffie

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Which of the following is not true about snow/heavy rain and mass movements?
 
  A) Melting snow adds lubricating moisture to the soil.
  B) Snow and rain both add weight to the soil.
  C) A lot of rain completely saturates the ground and decreases cohesion between particles.
  D) A lot of rain completely saturates the ground and increases cohesion between particles.

Question 2

Which factor increases slope stability?
 
  A) increased slope angle
  B) increased frictional resistance
  C) decreased contact cohesion
  D) decreased compaction


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meganmoser117

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


tuffie

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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