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| Is the process that breaks down rock and other substances at earth's surface. |
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| Mechanical weathering , Physical |
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| The type of weathering in which rock is physicall broken into smaller pieces is called mechanical weathering. |
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| The term abrasion refer to the grinding away of rock by rock particles carried by water, ice, wind, or gravity. |
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| This process is called ice wedging. |
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| Chemical weathering is the process that breaks down rock through chemical changes. |
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| Permeable means that a meterial is full of tiny, connected air spaces that allow water to seep through it. |
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| Erosion is the movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, or gravity. |
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| Bedrock is the solid layer of rock beneath the soil. |
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