Read carefully through the following sentence, and decide which of the options is correct. Factors determining slope stability are the steepness of the slope, the composition and texture of material,

the abundance of water, the presence and orientation of volcanic features in the rock, vegetation, and the amount of weathering.
A) The word "water" should be replaced by "clay."
B) The word "slope" should be replaced by "deviation."
C) The word "vegetation" should be replaced by "logging."
D) The word "volcanic" should be replaced by " planar."


Answer: D

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