________Might Happen Directly as the Result of the Removal of an Overlying

question 100

Multiple Choice

________might happen directly as the result of the removal of an overlying weight from the landscape.

• A) A slump
• B) Hydrolysis
• C) Exfoliation
• D) Soil creep
• E) Mass wasting

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Definitions:

Expected Payoff

The anticipated return of an investment or decision under uncertainty, calculated as a weighted average of all possible outcomes.

Posterior Probabilities

The probabilities of different possible outcomes or hypotheses being true after considering new evidence, rephrasing the concept in a broader context.

Prior Probabilities

The probabilities assigned to events before any new evidence is considered, often used in Bayesian analysis.

Expected Monetary Value

A calculated average of possible outcomes, where each outcome is weighted by its probability of occurrence and its monetary impact.