Granular disintegration of coarse crystalline rocks occurs primarily as the result of ____.
A) thermal expansion and contraction
B) unloading
C) oxidation
D) carbonation
E) biological weathering
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Q26: Differential weathering is controlled by _.
A)the
Q27: Which weathering process transforms some silicate minerals
Q28: Fast mass wasting events involving cohesive or
Q29: Carbonation most commonly impacts _.
A)quartzite
B)shale
C)limestone
D)granite
E)basalt
Q30: Slumps are _.
A)rotational slides where earth
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 _.
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