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the natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks
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Places with particular patterns of precipitation and temperature changes
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Organisms that can grow on rock surfaces and produce acids that weather rock.
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the removal and transport of materials by natural agents such as wind and running water
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the process by which materials are dropped, such as sand or silt by a stream
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the process of grinding and wearing away of rock surfaces through the mechanical action of other rock or sand particles
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A type of mechanical weathering when water freezes and expands; responsible for potholes in roads
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weathering that occurs through physical means such as abrasion or changes in temperature.
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surface, including the sea floor. Pg 393
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the natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks
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the removal and transport of materials by natural agents such as wind and running water
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the process by which materials are dropped, such as sand or silt by a stream
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a type of mineral that swells when it becomes wet and shrinks when it becomes dry
