Earth's Interactions

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What are the two factors that affect the rate at which weathering occurs?

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Type of rock and climate.

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What causes gravestones to slowly break down and turn a blackish color?

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Acid rain.

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What is the process called where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted?

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Subduction.

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What happens to particles when the temperature of matter decreases?

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They slow down and move closer together.

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What type of body wave is characterized by compressional motion?

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P-Wave.

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What is weathering?

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The process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces by natural forces.

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What is erosion?

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The process by which soil and rock are removed from one location and transported to another.

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What is the difference between mechanical and chemical weathering?

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Mechanical weathering physically breaks rocks apart, while chemical weathering alters the minerals in the rocks.

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What role does climate play in weathering?

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Climate affects the rate of weathering; for example, warmer and wetter climates increase chemical weathering.

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What is the definition of subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.