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| any process by which rocks disintegrate or decompose |
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| wearing away of any part of earths surface by natural processes |
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| process by which rock is broken into small pieces with no change in composition |
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| any chemical process whereby original composition of material is changed |
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| rocks broken or reduced in particle size with no composition chanaged |
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| decomposition of rocks and minerals by dissolution, oxidation, and carbonation/hydorlysis |
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| mechanical weathering process caused by alternate freezing and thawing of water in rock fracture |
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| mechanical weathering by which concentric layers of rock are removed. (Removal of layers from an onion) |
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| form of weathering where concentric or spheroidal layers of rock are removed |
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| plant roots fracture within rocks |
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| chemical weathering, rocks react to carbonic acid |
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| chemical weathering with water |
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| energy required to initiate chemical reaction or process |
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| the layer of unconsolidated material accumulated above bedrock |
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| portion of the regolith that support plant life outdoors |
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