A Quartz Sandstone and an Arkose Were Both Produced from the Weathering

question 21

Multiple Choice

A quartz sandstone and an arkose were both produced from the weathering of a granite. Which rock's sediments experienced a greater degree of weathering than the other?

• A) The sediments in the quartz sandstone experienced a greater degree of weathering than the sediments in the arkose.
• B) The sediments in the arkose experienced a greater degree of weathering than the sediments in the quartz sandstone.
• C) The sediments in the arkose and the quartz sandstone both experienced the same degree of weathering.
• D) There is not enough information to answer this question.

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