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Anajune7

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How do joints form in tectonic environments?
 
  A) Rocks near the surface are stretched and pulled apart.
  B) Hot rocks cool and contract.
  C) Water dissolves rock along fractures.
  D) Rock fractures through heating.

Question 2

How will rock salt likely respond when put under stress?
 
  A) It will fault
  B) It will bend or flow
  C) It will dissolve
  D) It will fragment



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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