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WEATHERING & EROSION Flashcards

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CHEMICAL WEATHERING

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decomposition of rock resulting in a change of composition

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WEATHERING

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breakdown of rock in situ

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HYDRATION

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makes clay minerals swell with addition of water & forces openings apart

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HYDROLOSIS

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rocks sit in water & break down, changes chemical composition and gets a clay like texture

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OXIDATION

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oxygen in air reacts with iron in rocks turning red/orange & creates oxides

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CARBONATION

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carbonic acid in rain reaches with calcium carbonate in limestone, joints widened in peddling planes = landforms

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PHYSICAL/MECHANICAL WEATHERING

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disintegration on rock into smaller particles without change to chemical composition

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BIOLOGICAL WEATHERING

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breakdown of rock by living things (can be chemical or physical)

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