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Author Question: Why does benching reduce the risk of mass movements? A)It increases the amount of vegetation on a ... (Read 21 times)

nautica902

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Why does benching reduce the risk of mass movements?
 A)It increases the amount of vegetation on a slope.
 B)It prevents rainwater from seeping into the hill.
 C)It lowers the average slope of a hill.
 D)It fastens unstable rock to the underlying stable bedrock.
 E)Benching does not reduce the risk of mass movements.

Question 2

A mineral's resistance to abrasion is called ____.
 A)toughness
 B)rigidity
 C)hardness
 D)strength
 E)resilience


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Brummell1998

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

C

Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jul 13, 2018
Excellent

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