What Is the Most Important Process for the Loosening and Braking

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is the most important process for the loosening and braking up of consolidated rock in high,mountainous regions?

• A) Increasing effective stress
• B) Repetitive freezing of water and thawing of ice in cracks
• C) Increasing the consolidation parameter
• D) Erosion by rivers

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