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What partially makes up the earths surface? |
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| Very slow way of mass wasting |
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| A type of acid that disolves calcite and other minerals |
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Chemical Weathering [image] |
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The proccess by which rocks are decomposed, dissolved or loosened by chemical proccess to to form residual materials |
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| very slowly disintigrating and moving particles |
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| Rocks breaking apart in layered chunks and sliding apart |
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| A chemical reaction in wich water molecules split into hydrogen and hydroxcide wich go and participate in further reactions |
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| rocks are broken apart by water going in the cracks, freezing and expanding |
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A wide range of ground movement, rocks fall, slopes and shallow degrees falls wich can occur in off shore, on shore and coastal envirnments |
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| Large mass of rocks and other minerals moving and falling |
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Mechanical weathering [image] |
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| rocks physically being broken down by wind, water and ice |
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| soil and other minerals being carried away by water to create mud |
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| the breaking down of minerals by being exposed to oxygen |
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| the original material that the broken parts come from |
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| The soil that is left after the soluble mineral are absorbed |
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Compact soil that gets worn away by water, air and wind |
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| The layers of sol and how long they have been there and what they are made of |
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| a layer of soil under the top soil |
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| The top layer of soil on top of the sub soil |
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| Packed soil that is transported away by rivers and streams |
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| Wind water and ice wearing away at materials in the rock |
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