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| 1-1 of 1Chemical weathering flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Sec. 2 Groundwater and Chemical Weatheringby 1203024 | 13 terms | April 17, 2008 |
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| chemical weathering definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | the process in which rock is broken down by changes in its chemical makeup | 29 sets | |
| 2 | the process that breaks down rock through chemical changes | 24 sets | |
| 3 | the process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions | 10 sets | |
| 4 | the process that breaks down rock through chemical changes. | 8 sets | |
| 5 | process by which rock's minerals are changed into different substances | 7 sets | |
| 6 | process that breaks down rock through chemical changes | 6 sets | |
| 7 | occurs when chemical reactions dissolve the minerals in rocks or change them into different minerals | 6 sets | |
| 8 | involves water, air, and other substances reacting with the minerals in the rocks | 5 sets | |
| 9 | process in which the chemical composition of rocks is changed by agents such as natural acids and oxygen | 4 sets | |
| 10 | when a rock's chemical makeup is alteered by the changing of minerals that form the rock | 4 sets | |
| 11 | wht is the prosses by which rocks break down through chemical processes? | 4 sets | |
| 12 | weathering that changes the mineral composition of rocks | 4 sets | |
| 13 | a process that changes rock into a new substance through interactions among elements in the air or water and the minerals in the rock | 3 sets | |
| 14 | the process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions. | 3 sets | |
| 15 | the process of breaking down rock by changing its chemical makeup | 3 sets | |
| 16 | the breakdown and alteration of rocks at or near earth's surface as a result of chemical processes | 3 sets | |
| 17 | is the breaking down of rock due to changes in its chemical composition | 2 sets | |
| 18 | the chemical process that occurs after the rock has been weathered | 2 sets | |
| 19 | the result of chemical interaction with the bedrock that is typical of the action of both water and atmospheric gases | 2 sets | |
| 20 | the breakdown of rock by the action of natural acids dissolved in water | 2 sets | |
| 21 | the changing of chemicals that make up minerals | 2 sets | |
| 22 | breaking rocks down into different substances, e.g. by dissolving it | 2 sets | |
| 23 | what type of weathering is caused from rock decomposition? | 2 sets | |
| 24 | the process in which rock is broken down by changes in its chemical make-up | 2 sets | |
| 25 | acid rain | 2 sets | |
| 26 | process by which rock is split or broken into smaller pieces without changing its chemical composition, disintegration | 2 sets | |
| 27 | breaking apart of rocks caused by a change in their chemical makeup | 2 sets | |
| 28 | a process that changes rock into a new substance through interactions among elements in the air or water and the mineral rock. | 2 sets | |
| 29 | the breaking down of rock through chemical reactions | 2 sets | |
| 30 | a process that changes rock into a new substance through interactions among elements in the air or water and the minerals in the rock. | 2 sets | |
| 31 | a type of weathering that occurs when natural acids slowly eat into a rock and break it apart | 2 sets | |
| 32 | the weathering that occurs when the minerals in a rock are chemically altered or dissolved. | 2 sets | |
| 33 | occurs when natural acids slowly eat into a rock and break it apart | 2 sets | |
| 34 | rock decomposition that actually dissolves the rock minerals and forms new ones | 2 sets | |
| 35 | process that breaks down rocks through chemical changes. agents include water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, living organisms, and acid rain. | 2 sets | |
| 36 | a type of weathering that attacks rocks; includes the action of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, living organisms, and acid rain; it can also produce new mineralsas it breaks down rock | 2 sets | |
| 37 | when rock is changed by acid | 2 sets | |
| 38 | the process by which the actual chemical structure of rock is changed, usually when water and carbon dioxide cause a breakdown of the rock | 2 sets | |
| 39 | decomposition, or chemical alteration | 2 sets | |
| 40 | the process by which rocks are decomposed, dissolved or loosened by chemical processes | 2 sets | |