Question

earth’s changing surface online practice
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which process is responsible for forming tall, irregular columns called hoodoos? (1 point)

○ deposition
○ evaporation
○ wind erosion
○ frost wedging
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Explanation:

Answer:

D. frost wedging

(Note: Frost wedging (also called freeze - thaw weathering) is a type of physical weathering. When water enters cracks in rocks and then freezes, it expands, putting pressure on the rock. Repeated freezing and thawing can break the rock into tall, irregular columns called hoodoos in some cases, especially in areas with appropriate rock types and climate conditions. Deposition is the laying down of sediment, evaporation is the change of water from liquid to gas, and wind erosion is the wearing away of rock by wind - borne particles, none of which form hoodoos in this way.)