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Weathering
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the process denudation | Rocks on the earth's surface are being worn down by reasons known as denudation denudation is caused by weathering and erosion. |
| what is the process of weathering | weathering is the physical cahnge of solid rock into smaller sediments weatering takes place if the sediments remain in place |
| how manny types of weathering are there and what are they called | 3 types of weathering 1. Physical 2. chemical 3.biological |
| Process: water in rock crack freezes puts presure on rock caus ice expands ice then melts and more water gets in process is repeted a few tiems then the rock breaks open because of precure the rubble and debri at bottom of slope then becomes know as scree | Freeze thaw action |
| this weathering is the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces an example would be freeze thaw action name this weathering | Mechanical weathering |
| what is bioligocal weathering | biological weathering takes place when rocks are worn away by animils, plants or living organisms. an example of this would be trees and plants as the roots grow bigger these can open cracks in rock makeing them wider or deeper |
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Traoalch Odowd