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When weathering occurs on hillslopes, rock debris usually...

When weathering occurs on hillslopes, rock debris usually pile up at the bottom of the hill slope to form

A.

creep

B.

pebbles

C.

levee

D.

screes

Correct answer is D

When weathering occurs on hillslopes, the rock debris usually pile up at the bottom of the hill slope to form 'screes'. A scree is a collection of broken rock fragments at the base of crags, mountain cliffs, volcanoes or valley shoulders that has accumulated through periodic rockfall from adjacent cliff faces.