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10 Cards in this Set
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Frost wedging
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Water enters the rock freezes and expands- breaking rock
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Root Action
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Roots break rock apart
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Exfoliation
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Granite Reaches The Surface Expands , Breaks And Sheds Off.
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Abrasion
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Rocks Are Weathered By Grinding Against Each Other Rounding The Rock And Making It Smaller.
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Hydrolysis
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Water Is Wearing Down The Rocks Example Rock Salt
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Oxidation
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Oxegon Is Wearing Down The Rocks
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Carbonic Acid
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(Co2-H2O) Acid Rain. EX: Limstone/ Marble
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Climate
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Wet And Warm
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Compostition/Resistance
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Softer Rocks Weather Faster, Harder Rocks Weather Slower
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Surface Area
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Pieces Weather Faster Then A Whole Because They Have More Surface Area.
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