erosion and weathering

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Chemical weathering

Water contains chemicals causing breakdown of rock

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Mechanical weathering

Wind rubs sand against rock

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Biological weathering

Cracks caused by vegetation

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Mass wasting

Movement of eroded material down a slope

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Sheet erosion

Erosion by runoff from heavy rainfall

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Weathering

Breakdown of rocks in place

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Erosion

Movement of rocks