The most common stimuli that abruptly imbalance driving and resisting forces governing the occurrence of mass movements include what?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: ground shaking during earthquakes, slope failures during volcanic eruptions, and addition of water by rainfall or snowmelt.
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A. color. B. mass. C. distance. D. brightness. E. density.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
One of the most general conclusions to be drawn from plate tectonic theory is that ____.
a. the Earth is gradually losing heat b. the Earth's geography has continually changed c. the Earth is slowly expanding d. the Earth is slowly shrinking e. all the ocean basins are gradually enlarging
Turbidites are ________.
A. found in submarine canyons B. characterized by coarse sediments on top of fine sediments C. graded sequence of sediments D. found in submarine canyons and characterized by coarse sediments on top of fine sediments E. graded sequence of sediments and found in submarine canyons