Conflicting Forces Work to Establish an Optimum Incline on a Slope

question 56

Multiple Choice

Conflicting forces work to establish an optimum incline on a slope. When any of these conditions are disturbed or altered, the materials on the slope reach a

• A) condition of static equilibrium.
• B) condition of metastable equilibrium at the time of disturbance.
• C) geomorphic cycle.
• D) geomorphic threshold, or change point.

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