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    In Mountain Areas, When Large Amounts of Rock Fragments Move
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In Mountain Areas, When Large Amounts of Rock Fragments Move

Question 33

Question 33

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In mountain areas, when large amounts of rock fragments move downslope of their own weight, they are called_________ .


A) slumps
B) veins
C) rock glaciers
D) laccolith
E) dikes

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