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Which statement describes how the weathering shown in this picture occurred?

A: Water From a waterfall beats the rocks at its base breaking them apart
B: Wind carrys grains of sand and dirt that hit surface of a rock
C: Tree Roots climb into cracks in rocks causing pressure that splits the rock as the roots grow
D: Water That Has seeped into a rock expands as it freezes pushing out every tiny crevice it has dripped into.

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Answer:

the correct answer is D

Explanation: answer C is incorrect i just took the test and i answered C and for it wrong. so correct answer is D!!!

User Shashank Shekher
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Answer:

C. Tree roots climb into cracks in rocks, causing pressure that splits the rocks as the roots grow.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hope my answer helps:)

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