In the Weathering Process of Pressure-Release Fracturing, ____

question 65

Multiple Choice

In the weathering process of pressure-release fracturing, ____.

• A) salts crystallize in cracks, enlarging fractures
• B) bedrock minerals decompose to clay
• C) bedrock expands and fractures when the overlying rock erodes away
• D) bedrock dissolves and ground water carries the dissolved ions away

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