Geologic Process and History

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What is mechanical weathering?

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Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.

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What process involves the creation of new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges and its movement away from the ridges?

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Sea Floor Spreading

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What is RUST in terms of weathering?

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Chemical weathering by oxidation.

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What are the large pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move around on the asthenosphere called?

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Tectonic Plates

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When rocks are affected by weathering and erosion, they change into which of the following?

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Sediment

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What is erosion?

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The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by wind or water flow.

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What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

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Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, while erosion is the movement of those broken pieces.

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What is sedimentary rock?

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Rock formed by the accumulation and compaction of mineral and organic particles.

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What is the rock cycle?

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The continuous process of rock formation, breakdown, and reformation.

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What is plate tectonics?

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The theory that explains the movement of the Earth's plates and the associated geological phenomena.