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PRESSURE UNLOADING (EXFOLIATION) |
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| PEELING OFF OF FLAT ROCK LAYERS DUE TO EXPANSION OF ROCK |
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ICE WEDGING (FROST ACTION) |
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WATER IN CRACKS FREEZES ROCKS BREAK WHEN WATER THAWS |
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| PLANT ROOTS BREAK APART ROCK |
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BREAKING ROCK INTO SMALLER PIECES |
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ROCK IS BROKEN DOWN AND COMPOSITION OF ROCK IS CHANGED |
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OXYGEN COMBINES WITH MINERALS TO FORM RUST |
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| WATER COMBINES WITH MINERALS AND A NEW SUBSTANCE IS FORMED |
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GASES FROM POLLUTION COMBINE WITH MOISTURE IN AIR AND FORM WEAK ACID |
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CO2 COMBINES WITH WATER TO FORM CARBONIC ACID |
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