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Mechanical and chemical weathering
By, Autumn Baxter
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Ice wedging Freeze- thaw crack widens or gets bigger
This is mechanical Mechanical means- is broken down external conditions
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Wind Abrasion Sand Blasting This rock is mechanical
Mechanical means- is Broken down external conditions
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Water Abrasion Smooth and round Water Abrasion is mechanical
Mechanical means- Broken down external conditions
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Gravity Abrasion Cooling and breaking down, repeated impact
Gravity Abrasion is mechanical Mechanical means- Broken down external conditions
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Plants Roots breaking or cracking it. Plants are mechanical
Mechanical means- Broken down external conditions
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Animal bURROWING Animal Burrowing digging breaking it up
Animal Burrowing is mechanical Mechanical means- Broken down external conditions
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Acid Precipitation Burning Chemically with water.
Acid Precipitation`s is a Chemical Weathering Chemical weathering means – Break down rock by chemical changes
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Acid in Groundwater In groundwater chemically break down
Acid In groundwater is a Chemical weathering Chemical weathering means – Break down rock by chemical changes
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Acids in living things Chemical weathering inches produce.
Acids in living things is chemical weathering Chemical weathering means – Breaking down rock by chemical changes
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Rusting or oxidation Iron or soil rusting.
Rusting or oxidation is Chemical Weathering Chemical weathering means – Breaking down rock by chemical changes
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This is the end of the Mechanical and chemical weathering
By your friend Autumn baxter,
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