Read the following scenario and determine whether it is an example of a rockfall, rockslide, slump, or creep.After days of heavy rain a large mass of rock, located on a hillside above a layer of shale, is suddenly dislodged and rapidly moves downslope and into the adjacent stream valley.
A. Rockfall
B. Rockslide
C. Slump
D. Creep
Answer: B
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