The most important factor in creating a translational slide hazard is ____

a. ?a pre-existing weak surface parallel to a slope
b. ?ground motion and shaking
c. ?injection of water into the headscarp
d. ?removal of vegetation
e. ?collapse of a talus


ANSWER: a

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