Caprocks are:

a. resistant rock layers that form the upper surface of mesas and buttes.
b. a crust of salt crystals accumulating on the surface due to evaporating groundwater.
c. hat-shaped rocks on top of thin, rock pedestals.
d. landforms created by eolian erosion.
e. areas of bedrock covered over by sand dunes.


A

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