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What are the two types of weathering? |
•mechanical weathering •chemical weathering |
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What are the 3 types of mechanical weathering? |
•freeze thaw where rain fills cracks in a rock and freezes then expands, splitting the rock apart. •biological where a plant grows through a rock and splits it apart •onion skin where the temperature is very hot and very cold causing all moisture to freeze and melt |
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What is chemical weathering? |
When the acidity of rain breaks down the rock. |
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What is mass movement? |
Materials shifting downwards in a straight line due to water saturation. |
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What are the four types of erosion? |
•hydraulic action •abrasion •attrition •solution |
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How are the 5 coastal landforms made? |
•headland has a crack •the crack gets bigger over time creating a cave. •cave erodes all the way back creating an arch •top part of the arch falls leaving a stack •over time the stack gets eroded into a stump |
