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    Exam 15: Preliminaries to Weathering: Mass Wasting and Erosion
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    A Weathering Type Associated with Curved and Concentric Sets of Joints
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A Weathering Type Associated with Curved and Concentric Sets of Joints

Question 46

Question 46

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A weathering type associated with curved and concentric sets of joints break away in successive layers is called ________.


A) exfoliation
B) hydrolysis
C) landslide
D) creep
E) solifluction

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