Weathering Flashcards

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Freeze thaw

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water gets into well jointed rocks-freezes-expands by 10%-pressure of around 2100 kg/cm (squared£ shatters rock

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carbonation

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chemical weathering process: dissolves calcium carbonate in limestones. carbon dioxide dissolved in water forms a weak carbonic acid which when reacts with calcium carbonate=bicarbonate=dissolves

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