Which of the Following Best Explains Why Excessive Amounts of Water

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why excessive amounts of water can destabilize a slope?

• A) increases internal pore pressure
• B) causes too much vegetation growth
• C) increases chemical weathering of earth materials
• D) increases erosion of surface materials
• E) attracts large, heavy animals

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Definitions:

Partial Pressure

The pressure that a single component of a gas mixture would exert if it occupied the entire volume of the mixture at the same temperature.

Osmotic Gradient

A difference in the concentration of solutes across a semipermeable membrane, which drives osmosis, the movement of water to balance solute concentrations.

First Lungs

Refers to the initial evolutionary development of lungs in the ancestor of terrestrial vertebrates, facilitating air breathing.

Outpouchings

Bulges or protrusions from a hollow structure in the body.