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| forces that build rocks(metamorphism,lithification, crystallization) |
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| forces that break rocks down(weathering and erosion) |
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| the breaking down of rocks and other materials on the earths surface. |
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| when forces of weathering break rocks into smaller pieces but do not change the rocks chemical makeup. |
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| weathering that involves change in the chemical makeup or rocks |
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| when the minerals on a rock resist chemical weathering the rock is stable |
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| when softer,less weather resist rocks wear away faster than harder more weathered resistant rocks do |
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| the process by which weathering rock and soil particles are moved from one place to another |
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| the process by whick sediments are laid down in new locations |
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| pieces of weathered rock,organic material,air and water |
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| decaying plant and animal matter |
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| consists mostly of humus and other organic material |
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| the shape of the earths surface |
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| physical features of the earths surface |
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| natural land forms that reach high elevations |
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| flat land areas that do not rise above sea level |
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| brood flat areas of land that rise more than 600m above sea level. |
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