What is the breaking down and wearing away of rock material by the mechanical action of other rocks?
Physical and Chemical Weathering review

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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Abrasion
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What are the two kinds of weathering?
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Physical weathering and chemical weathering
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the breakdown of rock material by physical and chemical processes called?
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Weathering
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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True or False: Animals cause chemical weathering by digging burrows.
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False
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is chemical weathering?
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The breakdown of rocks by chemical reactions.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is physical weathering?
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The mechanical breakdown of rocks without changing their chemical composition.
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Give an example of a process that causes physical weathering.
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Frost wedging, where water freezes in cracks of rocks and expands.
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