During Wet Weather or Times When Snow Is Melting, What

question 12

Multiple Choice

During wet weather or times when snow is melting, what sometimes happens to the downhill toe of a slump?

• A) It turns into a rock avalanche.
• B) It collapses and is deposited as talus at the base of the slope.
• C) It stops moving because water makes the clay sticky.
• D) It becomes an earthflow.

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