Water & Weathering Vocab Review

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General breakdown of rock due to chemical reactions?

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Chemical Weathering

Front

General breakdown of rock by physical means?

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Mechanical Weathering

Front

Process of rock breakdown by freezing water expanding in cracks?

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Ice Wedging

Front

Process where plant roots expand in rock cracks, splitting the rock.

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Root Wedging

Front

Process of rock breakdown from collisions?

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Abrasion

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Process of rock breakdown from alternating high and low temperatures?

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Exfoliation

Front

Process where minerals in rock react with water to form a new substance?

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Hydrolysis

Front

Process of rock breakdown by plant acids or acid rain?

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Acid Weathering

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Process where rock breaks down to form carbonate after reacting with carbonic acid.

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Carbonation

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Process where metallic minerals in rock break down by reacting with oxygen.

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Oxidation