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rocks and weathering

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some plants produce acids which result in chemical
a rock that contains tiny connected spaces through which water can move is said to be permeable
one agent of chemical weathering is carbondioxide
the actions of animals most commonly can cause the type of weathering known as mechanical
rapid chemical weathering can be caused by acid rain
some plants produce acids that result in chemical
the factors that determined the rate of weathering is water and rock
after chemical weathering the chemical makeup of the weathered rock is different
freezing and thawing are an example of mechanical
the movement of rock particles by ice wind and water or gravity is called erosion
the rate of chemical weathering is faster
the gas that causes rock containing iron to oxide is oxygen
the type of weathering that occurs due to release of pressure is mechanical
plant roots that force cracks in rocks farther apart are an agent of mechanical
what has a rock probably been chemical weathering if it contains iron and becomes soft crumbly and reddish brown color oxygen
what may the growth of plant roots and animal action result in mechanical
what is the agent of mechanical called in which rock is grind away by the actions of other rocks abrasion
granit will last a long time when it is used for building in what type of climate cold
what kind of weathering causes the mineral compassion chemical
what type of climate causes weathering to happened rapidly hot and wet
what is ice
what is uniformitarianism the same proses in chemical weathering
why does a permeable rock weather easily tiny air spaces
a marbal statue is left exposed to the weather because of freezing and thawing
describe how freezing and thawing of water causes mechanical weathering when water freezes in the rock it splits
explain how oxygen causes chemical weathering when they form water
predict how the cities statue climate will affect it by how long the weathering a=has been around
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