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What are the two types of weathering? |
Mechanical and chemical weathering |
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What is mechanical weathering? |
Ways in which rocks physically break down (freeze thaw, biological and onion skin) |
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What is chemical weathering? |
Chemical rain - mostly acid rain |
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What is mass movement? |
A landslide A land gets saturated with water and drops Mass slide and mass slump |
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What are the 4 types of erosion? |
Abrasion Solution Hydro Action Attrition |
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What are costal landforms |
Healine has a crack Crack gets larger - cave Cave erodes all the way back to form arch Top part of the arch drops - leaving a stack Over time the stack erodes all the way down to a stump The story of old Harry |