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| is the weathering away of rock;breaking of rock into smaller pieces. |
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| is the movement of weathered rock by wind, water, glaciers, or gravity. |
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| is the process by which eroded particles are "dropped off" or deposited |
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| physically breaks down rocks into smaller pieces. |
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| breaks down rocks through chemical changes. |
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| the grinding away of rock by particles in the air or water "natural sand blasting" |
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| H20 freezes in a crack, expands and makes the crack bigger. |
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| roots enter cracks, and break them apart. |
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| burrowing animals can break apart rocks and loosens soil. |
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| less pressure cause the top layer to flake off. |
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| mixes in the air with rain. |
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| pollution in the air reacts with h20 in the air. |
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| produce acids that slowly wear away rock. |
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| can combine with h20 and oxxidation. |
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a rock with many air spaces;wter cn seap into the the spaces and wethering occurs quickly.
Depends on two things:
Type of rock& permeble rock |
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| -rocks made up of minerals tht dissolve easily into H20 will weather more quickly. |
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| weathering occcurs more quickly in wet climates. |
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| wethering occurs more quickly in higher temperatures. |
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