How does gravity affect a slope? What will be an ideal response?
Gravity has a component that operates parallel to the slope, causing instability. Steeper slopes have a
greater component of force in that direction, and so a greater chance of mass wasting.
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A) CO2 emissions B) HIV/AIDS incidence C) education enrollment D) maternal morality E) all of the above
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A. continental shelf B. continental rise C. continental slope D. abyssal plain