Concentric fracturing of rock, resulting from the removal of overburden pressure

a. Chemical Weathering

b. Expansion from Unloading

c. Spheroidal Weathering

d. Mechanical Weathering

e. none of the above


Answer is b. Expansion from Unloading

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B) superposition.
C) crosscutting relations.

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