The component of gravity tending to push blocks of rock downhill parallel to the slope is termed:
A) frictional force
B) perpendicular stress
C) compressional force
D) shear stress
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Q1: A main driving force for mass movements
Q2: Rocks, soil, and other unconsolidated materials continuously
Q3: Slope failure will occur when materials exceed
Q4: The resistance of geologic materials to movement,
Q6: The material that has the least cohesion
Q7: High water content in soil or fractured
Q8: All of the following factors increase shear
Q9: The downslope movement of material is termed
Q10: Creep involves movement of soil:
A) at a
Q11: The type of slide involves blocks of
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