Excavated road cuts or quarry faces, and eroding natural river bluffs and sea cliffs, are all examples of ________ which can lead to mass wasting.
A)landscape stabilization
B)oversteepening
C)lithospheric hydration
D)vivisection

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Oversteepening, or steepening a slope beyond its natural angle of repose, can occur through excavation or erosion of a slope. This increases the likelihood of mass wasting, as the slope is no longer stable under its own weight. The other choices are not related to the phenomenon of mass wasting.

Excavated Road Cuts or Quarry Faces, and Eroding Natural River