A form of physical weathering in which sheets of rock flake away due to seasonal temperature changes or by the expansion of the rock due to unloading is
A) hydration.
B) oxidation.
C) carbonation.
D) frost wedging.
E) exfoliation.

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The process described is exfoliation, in which rock sheets flake away due to temperature changes or unloading. Frost wedging, hydration, oxidation, and carbonation involve different mechanisms of physical and chemical weathering.

A Form of Physical Weathering in Which Sheets of Rock