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    Before a Landslide Mass Begins to Move Downhill,it Must Overcome
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Before a Landslide Mass Begins to Move Downhill,it Must Overcome

Question 17

Question 17

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Before a landslide mass begins to move downhill,it must overcome ________________.


A) gravity and friction
B) inertia and gravity
C) inertia and friction
D) gravity and creep

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