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| When does mechanical weathering occur? |
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| When physical forces breaks rocks into smaller pieces without changing the rocks mineral composition |
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| Name the three physical processes that cause mechanical weathering |
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| Frost Wedging, Unloading, and biological activity |
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| Most common in mountainous regions in the middle latitudes |
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| Slabs of outer rock separate like the layers of an onion and break loose in a process called? |
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| What is meant by biological activity? |
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| Explain chemical weathering |
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| The transformation of rock into one or more new compounds |
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| ______ is the most important agent of chemical weathering |
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| Can chemical weathering change the physical shape of a rock? |
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| What two factor affect the rate of weathering? |
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| Give an example of a rock characteristics |
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| Name the 4 major components of soil |
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| What are the most important factors of soil formation? |
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| Soil varies in composition,_______,_______, and ____ at different depths |
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| What are the three common types of soil? |
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| How do human activities affect rates of erosion? |
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| What triggers mass movement? |
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| How do geologists classify mass movements ? |
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| When does rockfall occur? |
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| How do mud flows differ earth flows? |
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