Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

Based on the video, this is referred to as the breakdown of the materials of Earth's crust into smaller pieces.

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This is the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by external conditions.

These are types of physical weathering EXCEPT:

• Frost heaving

• Friction and Impact

• Burrowing of animals

• Chemical changes

This causes rock to expand (with heat) and contract (with cold).

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Weathering by the ________ happens when the wind picks up small particles of sand and blasts large rocks.

These are formed as large amounts of snow fall and accumulate.

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This process breaks down rock through chemical changes.

The following as agents of chemical weathering EXCEPT:

• water

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• acid rain

• dead organisms

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Iron in rocks combines with oxygen in the presence of water to form ________ .

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The video gave examples of rocks that are easily weathered by carbonic acid. Name one mentioned in the video.

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