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During the wettest period since they started keeping records in 1877, a 25 foot boulder fell in a mudslide and blocked both lanes of Topanga Canyon Road in Malibu, California in January 2005. What was the initial transfer of energy that accelerated the boulder down the side of the mountain?

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Answer:

c. potential energy being converted into kinetic energy

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the muddiness probably made the boulder slide and the strong cali winds 
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