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| The process that occurs when physical force break rock into smaller pieces without changing the rock's chemical composition is called ? |
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| What is the weathering processes involving the constant freezing and thawing of water? |
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| What are the process of mechanical weathering? |
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| Frost wedging , unloading , biological activity |
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| When water freezes, it's volume______? |
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| Which of the following is the result of chemical weathering ? |
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| A rock that has been changed into one or more compound |
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| What kind of weathering would cause the writing on a marble gravestone to become harder and harder to read over? |
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| A soil's texture is determined by ________? |
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| The main source of organic matter in soil is _____? |
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| In figure 5-2 what is the layer labeled Y composed of ? |
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| A soil that is characteristic of the humid eastern United States is _________? |
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| A soil associated with the hot and wet tropics is ________? |
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| Which of the following human activities has caused an increase in soil erosion? |
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| The process responsible for moving material down slope under the influence of gravity is called? |
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| What is the force behind mass movement? |
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| What is the slowest type of mass movement ? |
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| What is responsible for the formation of exfoliation domes |
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| The gradual rounding of the corners and the edging of angular blocks of rocks is called ? |
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| The process called__________ involves physical forces that break rock into smaller pieces |
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| In the process of ___________ , water freezes and expands, enlarging cracks in rocks |
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| A large pile of debris that forms at the base of a slope is called ? |
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| The most important agent in chemical weathering is? |
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| The layer of rock and mineral fragments produced by weathering, and covering nearly all of earth's land surface is called ? |
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| Human activities that remove vegetation have resulted in an _______________ in soil erosion |
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| The force that drives mass movements is ? |
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| List three factors that affect the rate of weathering...... |
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| How are soils classified based on textures ? |
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| What are the three processes that breaks rock into smaller pieces during mechanical weathering? |
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| Use figure 5-1 to determined what a soil is called if it has 20 percent clay, 60 percent silt and 20 percent |
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| In a well developed soil profile which horizon is the uppermost layer? |
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| In figure 5-2, what is the layer layered X? |
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