Hydration weathering involves the _____.
A) formation of new minerals
B) freezing and thawing of water
C) expanding and shrinking of minerals
D) dissolving of silicates
E) breaking off of concentric sheets of rock
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Q32: Spheroidal weathering refers to _.
A)tiny broken pieces
Q33: Mudflows of volcanic ash are referred to
Q34: Avalanches _.
A)deposit raised rims, called levees
B)are
Q35: Heaving is commonly accomplished by _.
A)oxidation
B)carbonation
C)alternating
Q36: Salt crystal growth causes weathering because _.
Q38: Weathering by unloading _.
A)results from alternating
Q39: Solifluction is _.
A)the fast fall of
Q40: Weathering by salt crystal growth is most
Q41: Above the permafrost layer, the _ layer
Q42: The steepest natural angle that loose material
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