Soil creep is most likely to result from ____
a. ?vibrational disruption of a slope
b. ?a desaturated soil with less cohesion
c. ?soil expansion and contraction
d. ?a higher angle of repose for the material than the slope angle
e. ?removal of mass at the head of the slope
ANSWER: c
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