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| is the process that breaks down rock and other sub-stances at earth's surface. |
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mechanical weathering or
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| the type of weathering in which rocks is physically broken down into smaller pieces. |
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| refers to the grinding away of rocks by rock partcles carried by awter, ice, wind, or gravity. |
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| is the movement of fock particles byawter, ice, wind, or gravity. |
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| when the ice melts, the water seeps deeper into the cracks |
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| is the process that breaks down rock through chemical changes. |
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| means that a material is full of tiny, connected air spaces that allow water to seep through it. |
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| is loose, weathered material on earth's surface in which plants grow. |
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| is the solid layer of rock benath the soil. |
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| is a dark colored substance that forms as plant and animal remains decay. |
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| soil that is made up of about equal part of clay, sand, and silt. |
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| soil that is made up of about equal part of clay, sand, and silt. |
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