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Question
See the diagram and answer the following questions:
- Which rock layer has experienced the most weathering?
- Which rock layer has experienced the least weathering?
- What could be the reason behind the difference in weathering?
Solution
- Rock layer C has experienced the most weathering.
- Rock layer B has experienced the least weathering.
- Rock C has a lot of fractures and joints so it got weathered easily. Rock B might have been a hard rock, more resistant, so the weathering process is slow.
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