The Removal of a Great Weight of Rock Above a Batholith

question 57

Multiple Choice

The removal of a great weight of rock above a batholith by erosion allows the granite to expand forming ______.

• A) sheet dikes
• B) weathering rinds
• C) sheet joints
• D) cooling fractures
• E) thermal cracks

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