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Processes driven by earth’s interior heat are responsible for igneous and metamorphic Weathering and erosion are powered by energy from sun to produce sedimentary
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Weathering makes sediments Erosion and deposition move the sediments Wind, water, ice, and gravity Compaction and Cementation create ‘rocks’
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Frost wedging- ice expands and breaks rocks Potholes in roads Unloading- less pressure on upper layers cause it to expand faster and crack Like a loaf of bread Biological- expanding tree roots break rocks
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Water is THE agent Mixed with oxygen can RUST iron-rich rocks Mixed with CO 2 makes carbonic acid Mixed with SO 2 makes acid rain
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Mechanical increases rate of Chemical weathering by breaking rocks into smaller pieces with increases surface area for reactions
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Amount of Freeze-Thaw Type of vegetation High temp & high moisture best for chemical weathering Dry and cold have slower rate of weathering
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Made by weathering mineral matter,Air, water, organic matter Classified based on % of clay, sand, silt
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Glacier Sim Glacier Sim
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# 4, 5, and 5 on p 207 P 208-209 How does Erosion and dunes relate to your Project?
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