Author Question: Spheroidal weathering refers to: a. tiny broken pieces of rock. b. rounded boulders left by ... (Read 101 times)

james · **on:** Aug 7, 2018

Spheroidal weathering refers to:
a. tiny broken pieces of rock.
b. rounded boulders left by weathering along joints.
c. rounded holes or caves left in sandstone cliffs due to hydration.
d. rounded rocks split into two halves by thermal expansion and contraction weathering.
e. weathering by round salt crystals.

Question 2

Hydration weathering commonly involves the:
a. formation of new minerals.
b. freezing and thawing of water.
c. swelling and shrinking of salts.
d. dissolving of silicates.
e. dissolving of regolith.