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Question 9

Along the unconsolidated clay cliffs of the Holderness Coast in East Yorkshire, prolonged rainfall frequently initiates mass movement. Which process is characterized by a cohesive block of material sliding downslope along a distinct, curved failure plane, typically leaving a crescent-shaped scar and a backward-tilted terrace at the cliff top?

Soil creep

Mudflow

Rotational slumping

Rockfall

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