Slumps are a common form of mass wasting particularly in ________.
A)angular rocky rubble on steep bedrock slopes
B)cohesive water saturated unconsolidated soils and clayey sediments
C)fluidized debris in steep canyons
D)granular sands and gravels

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Slumps are more common in cohesive water saturated unconsolidated soils and clayey sediments due to the presence of a weak layer that fails under the weight of overlying material, causing a rotational slump. Angular rocky rubble on steep bedrock slopes, fluidized debris in steep canyons, and granular sands and gravels are more prone to other forms of mass wasting such as rockfalls, debris flows, and landslides, respectively.

Slumps Are a Common Form of Mass Wasting Particularly in ________