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    A Comprehensive Term for Any Type of Downslope Movement of Earth
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A Comprehensive Term for Any Type of Downslope Movement of Earth

Question 15

Question 15

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A comprehensive term for any type of downslope movement of Earth materials is


A) subsidence
B) debris flow
C) avalanche
D) mass wasting

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