science weathering & erosion
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Common types of weathering
Frost wedging, abrasion, exfoliating, and biological
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Types of chemical weathering?
acidification, and oxidization
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Difference between chemical weathering and mechanical weathering?
Chemical: rock wears away and changed into new compounds
Mechanical: physical forces that break down a rock
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What is surface area?
Total amount of exposed rock
More surface area = more weathering
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What is composition?
Minerals that make up a rock
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What is climate?
Types of weather
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Difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering happens in one spot
Erosion is rocks and debris moving and being transported
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Rates of weathering?
Climate, temperature, size, wind
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