Which outcome occurs involving mechanical weathering when freeze-thaw cycles erode slopes?

A)Increased talus slope deposition✓

B)Enhanced soil horizon formation

C)Stabilisation of sediment layers

D)Decreased slope angle failure risk

💡 Explanation

Increased talus slope deposition results because repeated freezing and thawing causes frost wedging, a form of mechanical weathering that fractures the rock extensively; therefore, loosened material accumulates at the slope's base rather than soil formation, sediment stabilization, or reduced failure risk.

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Which outcome occurs involving mechanical weathering when freeze-thaw cycles erode slopes?

💡 Explanation

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