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kwoodring

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Mass wasting is a collective term for downslope movements of weathered material in response to the force of _________________.
 
 
 
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The steepest natural angle that loose material can stand at without pieces sliding or rolling downslope is called the _________________.
 
 
 
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Answer to Question 1

gravity

Answer to Question 2

angle of repose



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