How do joints, bedding planes, foliation, and faults affect mass movements?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: They interrupt cohesion that would otherwise be provided by interlocking mineral grains, making it easier for a mass movement to occur.
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a. are a type of longitudinal dune. b. have slip faces oriented parallel to the average wind direction. c. have arms that point downwind. d. are typically stabilized by vegetation. e. are composed of gravel.
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What will be an ideal response?