Use the Following to Answer the Question(s)below -How Would a Mudflow Be Classified in the Table Above

question 49

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer the question(s) below:
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Dominant } & \text { Nature of } & \text { Slow } & \text { Moderate } & \text { Fast } \\\text { material } & \text { motion } & (1 \mathrm{~cm} / \mathrm{yr}) & (1 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}) & (5 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}) \\\hline\text { Rock } & \text { Flow } & a & b & c \\ \hline \text { Rock } & \text { Slide or fall } & d & e & f \\\hline \text { Unconsolidated } & \text { Flow } & g & h & i \\\hline \text { Unconsolidated } & \text { Slide or fall } & j & k & l\\\hline \end{array}$

-How would a mudflow be classified in the table above?

• A)a
• B)b
• C)g
• D)h

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