The image you described, which shows the peeling off of an outer layer of rock, is indicative of exfoliation. Exfoliation is a type of physical weathering wherein layers or sheets of rock gradually peel away from the main body of the rock, often due to temperature changes causing expansion and contraction. The other options, abrasion and frost wedging, involve different processes of weathering.
A image shows the peeling off of an outer layer of rock.This image shows:
1.Abrasion
2.Exfoliation
3.Frost wedging
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