A type of mechanical weathering is ____ and a type of chemical weathering is ____

A)frost action; pressure release
B)pressure release; salt crystal growth
C)thermal expansion and contraction; salt crystal growth
D)oxidation; activities of organisms
E)salt crystal growth; hydrolysis


E

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