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| When does mechanical weathering occur? |
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| mechanical weathering occurs when physical forces break rock into smaller and smaller pieces without changing the rock's mineral composition. |
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| Name the three physical processes that cause mechanical weathering? |
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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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| ____ is the most 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 factors affect the rate of weathering? |
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| Give an example of a rock characteristic? |
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| Name the 4 major components of soil? |
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| What are the most important factors in soil formation? |
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| Soil varies in compositions,______,_______,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 movements? |
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| How do geologists classify mass movements? |
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| When does rockfall occur? |
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| How do mudflows differ from earthflows? |
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