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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | PHYSICAL/MECHANICAL WEATHERINGby veera229 | 4 terms | 2 days ago |
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| mechanical weathering definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | the process of physically breaking down rock. for example, plant growth can split rock apart | 20 sets | |
| 2 | the type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces | 18 sets | |
| 3 | the type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces. | 8 sets | |
| 4 | the physical disintegration of rock, resulting in smaller fragments | 7 sets | |
| 5 | process by which rock is split or broken into smaller pieces without changing its chemical composition, disintegration | 7 sets | |
| 6 | the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by physical means | 6 sets | |
| 7 | involves breaking rocks without changing their chemical composition | 5 sets | |
| 8 | occurs when rock is actually broken and weakened physically | 4 sets | |
| 9 | the process of physically breaking down rock | 4 sets | |
| 10 | wht is the break down of rock by physical means? | 4 sets | |
| 11 | when rocks are broken apart by physical processes | 4 sets | |
| 12 | weathering that does not involve changes in the chemical makeup of rocks. | 4 sets | |
| 13 | natural processes that break rock into smaller pieces. | 3 sets | |
| 14 | what is an interchangeable term for physical weathering? | 3 sets | |
| 15 | process that breaks rocks down in small pieces without changing them chemically | 3 sets | |
| 16 | breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by physical means | 3 sets | |
| 17 | the process by which rocks and minerals break down into smaller pieces. | 3 sets | |
| 18 | occurs when rocks are broken apart by physical processes | 3 sets | |
| 19 | rock is physically broken into smaller pieces | 3 sets | |
| 20 | weathering that is physically caused | 2 sets | |
| 21 | the process of physically breaking down rock. | 2 sets | |
| 22 | breaking rocks down in to smaller pieces without changing the mineral composition | 2 sets | |
| 23 | rock is weakened and reduced to smaller form. examples: a. ice wedging-water freezes and expands, breaking or splitting rock | 2 sets | |
| 24 | process in which rocks and minerals break down into smaller pieces | 2 sets | |
| 25 | rock is weathered and reduced into smaller form | 2 sets | |
| 26 | rock is weakened and reduced to smaller form | 2 sets | |
| 27 | the breakdown of rocks and minerals by physical agents such as frost, wind, and tree roots, with no chemical alteration | 2 sets | |
| 28 | rocks are broken apart by physical process | 2 sets | |
| 29 | what type of weathering increases surface area via erosion? | 2 sets | |
| 30 | what is another name for physical weathering? | 2 sets | |
| 31 | occurs when rock is actually broken or weakened physically | 2 sets | |
| 32 | process by which rock is split or broken into smaller pieces without changing its chemical composition | 2 sets | |
| 33 | the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces of the same matrial without any change in its composition. | 2 sets | |
| 34 | the process by which rocks break down into smaller pieces by physical means | 2 sets | |
| 35 | natural processes that break rock into smaller pieces | 2 sets | |
| 36 | natural process that breaks rock into smaller peices | 2 sets | |
| 37 | the actual breaking up of physical breaking of rock | 2 sets | |
| 38 | physical process that breaks rocks apart without changing their chemical make-up; can ve caused by ice wedging animals and plant roots | 2 sets | |
| 39 | the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by physical means. | 2 sets | |
| 40 | when rock is broken or weakened physically | 2 sets | |