Unit #3 Vocab Flashcard

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Process that breaks down rocks and minerals into smaller pieces without changing their composition.

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Mechanical Weathering

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A rock formation that is the source of soil, the original type of rock before change.

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True

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Repeated freezing and thawing of water in rock cracks is an example of mechanical weathering.

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True

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Process of rocks/minerals changing composition due to chemical reactions with acids, water, oxygen, and CO2.

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Chemical Weathering

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Igneous rock formed below Earth's surface is Intrusive Igneous Rock.

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True

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Chemical reaction of oxygen with substances, an example of chemical weathering.

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Oxidation

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Accumulation of rock debris at a cliff base

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Talus

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Breaking down rocks through physical processes like freezing and thawing.

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True

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Sediment laid down in new locations.

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True

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Rock formed from cooling lava at Earth's surface

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Extrusive Igneous Rock