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WEATHERING/SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
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Geology
Undergraduate 3
06/11/2013
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WHAT IS WEATHERING?
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NATURAL RESPONSE OF EARTHS MATERIALS TO A NEW ENVIRONMENT
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TWO BASIC TYPES OF WEATHERING
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CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL
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MECHANICAL WEATHERING
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PHYSICAL BREAKING UP OF ROCKS
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CHEMICAL WEATHERING
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CHANGES THE ROCK INTO A DIFFERENT SUBSTANCE
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FROST WEDGING (MECHANICAL)
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WATER WORKS ITS WAY INTO CRACKS

FREEZING AND EXPANDING 
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SHEETING
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LARGE SLABS OF IGNEOUS ROCKS BREAK LOOSE DUE TO EXPOSURE BY EROSION
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