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The physical breakdown of rock
Mechanical
Chemical
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| Mechanical process that breaks the material down |
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| Mechanical Weathering - Types |
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Frost Wedging
Salt Crystal Growth
Sheeting
Thermal Expansion
Biological Activity |
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| Where there is some sort of chemical action that weakens that rock and breaks it down |
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| Chemical Weathering - Types |
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Dissolution
Oxidation
Hydrolysis |
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| Rocks dissolving in water |
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Occurs when electrons are lost from one element during reaction
Rust |
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| The reaction of any substance with water |
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| Gives weathered rock a more rounded or spherical shape |
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| The layer of rock and mineral fragments produced by weathering |
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A combination of mineral and organic matter water and air
Portion of regolith that supports grown of plants |
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The decayed remains of animal and plant life
Organic matter |
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| Controls of Soil Formation |
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Parent Materials
Time
Climate
Plants and Animals
Topography |
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Rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic
Possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). |
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