Which list is correctly ordered from the least rapid to the most rapid type of landslide?
a. ?debris flow, rockfall, rotational slump
b. ?debris flow, rotational slump, rockfall
c. ?rotational slump, debris flow, rockfall
d. ?rotational slump, rockfall, debris flow
e. ?rockfall, debris flow, rotational slump
ANSWER: c
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