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    The Most Important Factor in Creating a Translational Slide Hazard
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The Most Important Factor in Creating a Translational Slide Hazard

Question 2

Question 2

Multiple Choice

The most important factor in creating a translational slide hazard is ____.


A) a pre-existing weak surface parallel to a slope
B) ground motion and shaking
C) injection of water into the headscarp
D) removal of vegetation
E) collapse of a talus

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