What Explains Why the Soil Property Known as shrink-Swell is

question 10

Multiple Choice

What explains why the soil property known as shrink-swell is important in environmental geology?

• A) causes structural damage in buildings
• B) greatly enhances the effect of agricultural droughts
• C) causes soils to become less permeable
• D) causes soils to become unstable on steep slopes
• E) prevents farmers from working their fields

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