You Are a Geologist Trying to Determine If the Slope

question 28

Multiple Choice

You are a geologist trying to determine if the slope on which your client's house sits is stable. You determine that the angle of repose of the hillside is 35 degrees. You could consider the slope stable if it is composed of

• A)saturated sand.
• B)dry sand.
• C)saturated gravel.
• D)dry gravel.

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