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Write a short note on Role of water in mass wasting
Short/Brief Note
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Solution
- Although water is not always directly involved as a transporting medium but it plays an important role in mass wasting.
- The addition of water from rainfall or snowfall or the melting of snow makes the material on the slope heavier.
- Water can reduce the friction along a sliding surface.
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