Author Question: Why does benching reduce the risk of mass movements? A)It increases the amount of vegetation on a ... (Read 50 times)

nautica902 · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

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