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Weathering 5.1 review

Across
The type of weathering when the edges and corners become rounded
Name the mineral from granite that could end up at the beach if chemical weathering occurs
One of the physical processes of mechanical weathering
Oxygen reacting with certain minerals
Water expands this much when it becomes frozen
A rock broken into several pieces increases its (3 words)
This can occur when decaying plants create acids (2 words)
The mountain chain nearest us
The type of weather where acids affect change.
The breaking down and changing of rocks
Marble breaks down quicker than granite because it has ____ which dissolves easily with weak acids
The more _____ that decays the more acid that is created
Down
Water absorbs carbon dioxide when rain falls through this
Exfoliation is common with this rock
Large piles of rocks created due to frost wedging
The common term for iron oxide
The act of separating rock like the layers of an onion.
A type of weathering with freeze-thaw cycles
Burrowing is classified as __ (2 words)
The kind of organic matter that helps for carbonic acid
The most important agent of chemical weathering
The type of acid that forms when oxygen is combined with CO2
A factor that affects the rate of weathering
Unloading occurs due to erosion and ____