Which of the Following Would Not Be an Example of a Threshold

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would not be an example of a threshold effect?

• A) A large rain event occurs in the mountains of Northern California allowing the soils to become saturated causing flooding in regions below the mountains
• B) A second rain event occurs in the same region causing the soils to begin migrating or moving as a landslide
• C) Recent fires in Northern California scarred the land and a large rain event saturates the soils causing landslides to occur
• D) All of the above are examples of threshold effect

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