Can You Pass This Severe Weather Quiz? – Page 10

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#1. Which weather phenomenon is often responsible for triggering landslides in mountainous areas? 
        
            
                
                    
                    Cold fronts
                
                Cold fronts            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Prolonged rainfall
                
                Prolonged rainfall            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    High temperatures
                
                High temperatures            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Lightning strikes
                
                Lightning strikes            
        





Landslides in mountainous areas are often triggered by prolonged rainfall, which saturates the soil and reduces stability.

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