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    Exam 8: Landslides and Other Downslope Movements
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    A Translational Slide Would Be Most Likely in ____
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A Translational Slide Would Be Most Likely in ____

Question 50

Question 50

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A translational slide would be most likely in ____.


A) new snow on top of hoarfrost
B) large boulders embedded in sand
C) thick gravel over tuff
D) areas with deep, dry sand
E) thick, vegetated soil over bedrock

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