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james

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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.


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scrocafella

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Reply #1 on: Aug 7, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C


james

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Reply 2 on: Aug 7, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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