mechanical weathering | weathering and climate+factors that affect weathering | chemical weathering | differential weatheing | the source of soil |
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What is mechanical weathering
the process by which break down into smaller pieces by physical mean
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What is climate
=average weather condition of a aria over a long period of time.
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What is chemical weathering
The process by which rocks break DOWN AS A RESULT OF CHEMICAL WEATHERING
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What is differental weathering
it is the process by which softer less weather resistant rocks wear away
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What is soil
this a small loose mixtureof small minerals
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What is weathering
the natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents
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What is moister
water can interact with water rock as precipitation
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What is acid precipitation
rain,sleet or snow that contains a high concentration of acids
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What is climate
rocks weathering depends on this
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What parent rock
the rock that breaks down into minerals
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What is abrasion
the grinding and wearing away of rock surfaces through the mechanical actions of other rocks and sand practicals
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What is elivation
rocks can be exposed to different weathering environments at different heights
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What is groudwater
in certain places water flows underground
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What is mass of molten
what cools and hardens to form an igneous rock
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What is bed rock
the layer of rock beneath soil
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What is exfoliation
the process by which sheet of rocks peel away from a large body of rock because a large pressure is removed .
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What is slope
the steep sides of mountains hills increase water curnts
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What is oxidation
the rocks are orange because oxygen in the air reacts with the iron in the rock
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What is devils tower
what in Wyoming appears different
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What is transported soil
this soil can be carried away from its parent rock
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What ice wedging
the alternate freezing and thawing of soil and rock
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What is biological factors
organisms in the soil can produce accedes
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What is ketchup
this food dilutes acids
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What is mass
a measure of the amount of matter in an object
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What residual soil
this soil remains above its parent rock
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