Rocks And Weathering Flashcards
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Erosion
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Is the removal of rock particles by wind,water, ice, or gravity
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Weathering
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Is the process that breaks down rock and other substances of earths surface.
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Mechanical weathering
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The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces
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Abrasion
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The griding away if rock by rock particles carried by water, ice, wind, or gravity
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Ice wedging
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Wedges of ice, in rocks widen and deepen cracks
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Chemical weathering
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Is the process that breaks down rock through chemical changes
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Oxidation
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Iron combines with oxygen in the presence of water
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Permeable
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Means that a material is full of tiny, connected air spaces that allow water to seek through it.
