Which of the following has the greatest mass?

Which of the following responses is not an example of how water can increase the rate of mass wasting?

• A. Water can infiltrate sediment, partially filling the pore spaces between grains and reducing slope integrity. B. Waves and streams can undercut banks and cliffs, causing them to fail. C. Water enhances the ability of vegetation to grow on weathered particles. D. When water is added to weathered particles, the mass of the sediment is increased, which can promote mass wasting. E. Water can saturate sediment, reducing the integrity of the slope and allowing it to move. More than one response may be correct

• Answer:

  Well vegetation helps prevent mass wasting, this would not cause a increased rate of mass wasting. C