In San Francisco's Marina district in 1989, some fill underwent permanent deformation and settling, and some formed slurries as underground water and loose sediment flowed like a fluid in a process known as ________.
A. avulsion
B. plasticity
C. slumping
D. creep
E. liquefaction
Answer: E
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