Slopes composed of bedrock are most susceptible to mass movement when:
A) the rock is sedimentary, and the bedding planes lie parallel to the slope surface.
B) the rock is igneous and lacks joints or fractures.
C) the rock is metamorphic, and the foliation planes lie perpendicular to the slope surface.
D) the rock is igneous, and planes of weakness lie perpendicular to the slope surface.
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