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What are the external forces that act on the earth's surface known as?
What are the external forces that act on the earth's surface known as?
Why is the surface of the earth uneven?
Why is the surface of the earth uneven?
What is responsible for the variations in the outer surface of the earth's crust?
What is responsible for the variations in the outer surface of the earth's crust?
What are the internal forces originating within the earth known as?
What are the internal forces originating within the earth known as?
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Which type of forces have moved and are moving the earth's crust vertically and horizontally?
Which type of forces have moved and are moving the earth's crust vertically and horizontally?
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What kind of forces are known as exogenic forces?
What kind of forces are known as exogenic forces?
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What is the phenomenon of wearing down of relief variations of the surface of the earth through erosion known as?
What is the phenomenon of wearing down of relief variations of the surface of the earth through erosion known as?
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Which forces continuously elevate or build up parts of the earth’s surface?
Which forces continuously elevate or build up parts of the earth’s surface?
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What are mainly considered as land building forces?
What are mainly considered as land building forces?
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What do exogenic processes mainly function as?
What do exogenic processes mainly function as?
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What is the meaning of geomorphic processes?
What is the meaning of geomorphic processes?
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Which element of nature can be called a geomorphic agent?
Which element of nature can be called a geomorphic agent?
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What causes all downslope movements of matter?
What causes all downslope movements of matter?
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'Emanating from within the earth, what is the main force behind endogenic geomorphic processes?'
'Emanating from within the earth, what is the main force behind endogenic geomorphic processes?'
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'Diastrophism' includes which of the following processes?
'Diastrophism' includes which of the following processes?
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'Volcanism' includes which of the following activities?
'Volcanism' includes which of the following activities?
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What are epeirogeny and orogeny processes responsible for?
What are epeirogeny and orogeny processes responsible for?
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What causes stresses on the earth’s materials due to variations in geothermal gradients and heat flow from within?
What causes stresses on the earth’s materials due to variations in geothermal gradients and heat flow from within?
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What is the role of weathering in mass movement?
What is the role of weathering in mass movement?
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Which of the following geomorphic agents participate in the process of mass movements?
Which of the following geomorphic agents participate in the process of mass movements?
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What type of materials favor mass movements?
What type of materials favor mass movements?
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Which of the following is an activating cause for mass movements?
Which of the following is an activating cause for mass movements?
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What type of mass movement is characterized by extremely slow and imperceptible movement of materials?
What type of mass movement is characterized by extremely slow and imperceptible movement of materials?
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In which type of climate are rapid movements mostly prevalent?
In which type of climate are rapid movements mostly prevalent?
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What occurs when thick layers of weathered materials get saturated with water and slowly or rapidly flow down along definite channels?
What occurs when thick layers of weathered materials get saturated with water and slowly or rapidly flow down along definite channels?
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What type of mass movement is similar to snow avalanche and can be much faster than mudflow?
What type of mass movement is similar to snow avalanche and can be much faster than mudflow?
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What type of movement of materials is characterized by slipping of one or several units of rock debris with a backward rotation with respect to the slope over which the movement takes place?
What type of movement of materials is characterized by slipping of one or several units of rock debris with a backward rotation with respect to the slope over which the movement takes place?
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Which type of material is relatively dry and involved in landslides?
Which type of material is relatively dry and involved in landslides?
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What factor determines the size and shape of the detached mass in landslides?
What factor determines the size and shape of the detached mass in landslides?
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Which group of weathering processes acts on the rocks to decompose, dissolve, or reduce them to a fine clastic state through chemical reactions?
Which group of weathering processes acts on the rocks to decompose, dissolve, or reduce them to a fine clastic state through chemical reactions?
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What is the process called when something is dissolved in water or acids?
What is the process called when something is dissolved in water or acids?
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Which rock-forming minerals are affected by the process of solution?
Which rock-forming minerals are affected by the process of solution?
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What is the reaction of carbonate and bicarbonate with minerals called?
What is the reaction of carbonate and bicarbonate with minerals called?
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What is the chemical addition of water to minerals called?
What is the chemical addition of water to minerals called?
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In weathering, what does oxidation mean?
In weathering, what does oxidation mean?
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When oxidized minerals are placed in an environment where oxygen is absent, what process takes place?
When oxidized minerals are placed in an environment where oxygen is absent, what process takes place?
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What applied forces cause rock fracture in physical weathering processes?
What applied forces cause rock fracture in physical weathering processes?
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What causes vertical pressure release leading to rock expansion in physical weathering processes?
What causes vertical pressure release leading to rock expansion in physical weathering processes?
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What causes the formation of stress within the rock resulting in heaving and fracturing parallel to the surface?
What causes the formation of stress within the rock resulting in heaving and fracturing parallel to the surface?
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What type of climate makes internal movement among mineral grains more effective leading to rock weakness due to continued fatigue?
What type of climate makes internal movement among mineral grains more effective leading to rock weakness due to continued fatigue?
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What type of climate is most effective for thermal expansion and pressure release causing physical weathering processes?
What type of climate is most effective for thermal expansion and pressure release causing physical weathering processes?
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What are the exogenic geomorphic processes covered under?
What are the exogenic geomorphic processes covered under?
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What causes the variation in the exogenic geomorphic processes within different climatic regions?
What causes the variation in the exogenic geomorphic processes within different climatic regions?
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What is the sole driving force behind all the exogenic processes?
What is the sole driving force behind all the exogenic processes?
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Which aspect of rocks affects the intensity of action of exogenic geomorphic processes?
Which aspect of rocks affects the intensity of action of exogenic geomorphic processes?
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What is defined as the mechanical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks through the actions of various elements of weather and climate?
What is defined as the mechanical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks through the actions of various elements of weather and climate?
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Which factor is NOT important for conditioning weathering processes?
Which factor is NOT important for conditioning weathering processes?
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Which process involves action of elements of weather and climate over earth materials?
Which process involves action of elements of weather and climate over earth materials?
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What is the term used to indicate the stripping off or uncovering of earth materials?
What is the term used to indicate the stripping off or uncovering of earth materials?
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What type of stress is produced in a solid by pushing or pulling?
What type of stress is produced in a solid by pushing or pulling?
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Which type of rocks offer varying resistances to various geomorphic processes?
Which type of rocks offer varying resistances to various geomorphic processes?
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What does 'denude' mean?
What does 'denude' mean?
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What are the two important climatic elements that control various exogenic processes?
What are the two important climatic elements that control various exogenic processes?
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What type of weathering occurs due to growth of ice within pores and cracks of rocks during repeated cycles of freezing and melting?
What type of weathering occurs due to growth of ice within pores and cracks of rocks during repeated cycles of freezing and melting?
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In which type of rocks do smooth surfaced and rounded small to big boulders called tors form due to exfoliation?
In which type of rocks do smooth surfaced and rounded small to big boulders called tors form due to exfoliation?
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What causes salt crystals in near-surface pores to heave up overlying layers of materials and develop polygonal cracks in desert areas?
What causes salt crystals in near-surface pores to heave up overlying layers of materials and develop polygonal cracks in desert areas?
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Which process causes the flaking off of more or less curved sheets of shells from over rocks or bedrock?
Which process causes the flaking off of more or less curved sheets of shells from over rocks or bedrock?
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What is the main factor that determines the expansion of salts in rocks?
What is the main factor that determines the expansion of salts in rocks?
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Which type of weathering is responsible for the formation of exfoliation domes?
Which type of weathering is responsible for the formation of exfoliation domes?
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What contributes to or removes minerals and ions from the weathering environment and causes physical changes due to growth or movement of organisms?
What contributes to or removes minerals and ions from the weathering environment and causes physical changes due to growth or movement of organisms?
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Which process is most effective in areas with alternating wetting and drying conditions, causing the neighboring grains to be pushed aside?
Which process is most effective in areas with alternating wetting and drying conditions, causing the neighboring grains to be pushed aside?
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What process results in the breaking down of chalk most readily, followed by limestone, sandstone, shale, gneiss, and granite?
What process results in the breaking down of chalk most readily, followed by limestone, sandstone, shale, gneiss, and granite?
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What is the main factor that causes splitting of individual grains within rocks, eventually resulting in granular disintegration or granular foliation?
What is the main factor that causes splitting of individual grains within rocks, eventually resulting in granular disintegration or granular foliation?
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Which type of rock formations result due to unloading and thermal expansion?
Which type of rock formations result due to unloading and thermal expansion?
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What contributes to the enrichment and concentrations of certain valuable ores like iron, manganese, aluminum, copper etc.?
What contributes to the enrichment and concentrations of certain valuable ores like iron, manganese, aluminum, copper etc.?
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What is responsible for the variations in the outer surface of the earth's crust?
What is responsible for the variations in the outer surface of the earth's crust?
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What are the internal forces originating within the earth known as?
What are the internal forces originating within the earth known as?
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What are the external forces that act on the earth's surface known as?
What are the external forces that act on the earth's surface known as?
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Which type of mass movement is similar to snow avalanche and can be much faster than mudflow?
Which type of mass movement is similar to snow avalanche and can be much faster than mudflow?
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What occurs when thick layers of weathered materials get saturated with water and slowly or rapidly flow down along definite channels?
What occurs when thick layers of weathered materials get saturated with water and slowly or rapidly flow down along definite channels?
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What is defined as the mechanical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks through the actions of various elements of weather and climate?
What is defined as the mechanical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks through the actions of various elements of weather and climate?
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What is the phenomenon of wearing down of relief variations of the surface of the earth through erosion known as?
What is the phenomenon of wearing down of relief variations of the surface of the earth through erosion known as?
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What are the endogenic geomorphic processes caused by?
What are the endogenic geomorphic processes caused by?
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What is the main force behind endogenic geomorphic processes?
What is the main force behind endogenic geomorphic processes?
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Which type of processes move, elevate, or build up portions of the Earth's crust?
Which type of processes move, elevate, or build up portions of the Earth's crust?
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What do exogenic processes mainly function as?
What do exogenic processes mainly function as?
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'Volcanism' includes which of the following activities?
'Volcanism' includes which of the following activities?
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'Diastrophism' includes which of the following processes?
'Diastrophism' includes which of the following processes?
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'Epeirogeny' is a process involving which of the following?
'Epeirogeny' is a process involving which of the following?
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What is essential to distinguish between geomorphic agents and geomorphic processes?
What is essential to distinguish between geomorphic agents and geomorphic processes?
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What does gravity cause besides being a directional force activating all downslope movements of matter?
What does gravity cause besides being a directional force activating all downslope movements of matter?
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What activates wave and tide induced currents and winds indirectly?
What activates wave and tide induced currents and winds indirectly?
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Which of the following weathering processes involves the chemical addition of water to minerals?
Which of the following weathering processes involves the chemical addition of water to minerals?
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What is the reaction of carbonate and bicarbonate with minerals called?
What is the reaction of carbonate and bicarbonate with minerals called?
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Which type of climate is most effective for thermal expansion and pressure release causing physical weathering processes?
Which type of climate is most effective for thermal expansion and pressure release causing physical weathering processes?
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What causes the formation of stress within the rock resulting in heaving and fracturing parallel to the surface?
What causes the formation of stress within the rock resulting in heaving and fracturing parallel to the surface?
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Can chemical weathering processes dominate in water scarce hot deserts?
Can chemical weathering processes dominate in water scarce hot deserts?
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What occurs when thick layers of weathered materials get saturated with water and slowly or rapidly flow down along definite channels?
What occurs when thick layers of weathered materials get saturated with water and slowly or rapidly flow down along definite channels?
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'Emanating from within the earth, what is the main force behind endogenic geomorphic processes?'
'Emanating from within the earth, what is the main force behind endogenic geomorphic processes?'
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What type of mass movement is similar to snow avalanche and can be much faster than mudflow?
What type of mass movement is similar to snow avalanche and can be much faster than mudflow?
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What process results in the breaking down of chalk most readily, followed by limestone, sandstone, shale, gneiss, and granite?
What process results in the breaking down of chalk most readily, followed by limestone, sandstone, shale, gneiss, and granite?
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What contributes to or removes minerals and ions from the weathering environment and causes physical changes due to growth or movement of organisms?
What contributes to or removes minerals and ions from the weathering environment and causes physical changes due to growth or movement of organisms?
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What type of materials favor mass movements?
What type of materials favor mass movements?
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What type of rock formations result due to unloading and thermal expansion?
What type of rock formations result due to unloading and thermal expansion?
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What type of weathering occurs due to growth of ice within pores and cracks of rocks during repeated cycles of freezing and melting?
What type of weathering occurs due to growth of ice within pores and cracks of rocks during repeated cycles of freezing and melting?
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What is the main factor that determines the expansion of salts in rocks?
What is the main factor that determines the expansion of salts in rocks?
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What causes salt crystals in near-surface pores to heave up overlying layers of materials and develop polygonal cracks in desert areas?
What causes salt crystals in near-surface pores to heave up overlying layers of materials and develop polygonal cracks in desert areas?
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Which type of weathering is responsible for the formation of exfoliation domes?
Which type of weathering is responsible for the formation of exfoliation domes?
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What contributes to or removes minerals and ions from the weathering environment and causes physical changes due to growth or movement of organisms?
What contributes to or removes minerals and ions from the weathering environment and causes physical changes due to growth or movement of organisms?
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In which type of climate are rapid movements mostly prevalent?
In which type of climate are rapid movements mostly prevalent?
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'Emanating from within the earth, what is the main force behind endogenic geomorphic processes?'
'Emanating from within the earth, what is the main force behind endogenic geomorphic processes?'
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'Volcanism' includes which of the following activities?
'Volcanism' includes which of the following activities?
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Which type of forces have moved and are moving the earth's crust vertically and horizontally?
Which type of forces have moved and are moving the earth's crust vertically and horizontally?
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Which process involves action of elements of weather and climate over earth materials?
Which process involves action of elements of weather and climate over earth materials?
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What is the term used to indicate the stripping off or uncovering of earth materials?
What is the term used to indicate the stripping off or uncovering of earth materials?
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What is the role of weathering in mass movement?
What is the role of weathering in mass movement?
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What type of material is relatively dry and involved in landslides?
What type of material is relatively dry and involved in landslides?
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What process involves action of elements of weather and climate over earth materials?
What process involves action of elements of weather and climate over earth materials?
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Which type of mass movement is characterized by extremely slow and imperceptible movement of materials?
Which type of mass movement is characterized by extremely slow and imperceptible movement of materials?
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What mainly contributes to the enrichment and concentrations of certain valuable ores like iron, manganese, aluminum, copper etc.?
What mainly contributes to the enrichment and concentrations of certain valuable ores like iron, manganese, aluminum, copper etc.?
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Which group of weathering processes acts on the rocks to decompose, dissolve, or reduce them to a fine clastic state through chemical reactions?
Which group of weathering processes acts on the rocks to decompose, dissolve, or reduce them to a fine clastic state through chemical reactions?
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'Diastrophism' includes which of the following processes?
'Diastrophism' includes which of the following processes?
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What causes all downslope movements of matter?
What causes all downslope movements of matter?
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What type of climate makes internal movement among mineral grains more effective leading to rock weakness due to continued fatigue?
What type of climate makes internal movement among mineral grains more effective leading to rock weakness due to continued fatigue?
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What type of stress is produced in a solid by pushing or pulling?
What type of stress is produced in a solid by pushing or pulling?
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What process results in the breaking down of chalk most readily, followed by limestone, sandstone, shale, gneiss, and granite?
What process results in the breaking down of chalk most readily, followed by limestone, sandstone, shale, gneiss, and granite?
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What is the driving force behind all the exogenic processes?
What is the driving force behind all the exogenic processes?
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Which factor determines the intensity of action of exogenic geomorphic processes?
Which factor determines the intensity of action of exogenic geomorphic processes?
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What does weathering refer to?
What does weathering refer to?
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Which type of weathering is conditioned by complex geological, climatic, topographic, and vegetative factors?
Which type of weathering is conditioned by complex geological, climatic, topographic, and vegetative factors?
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Why are the effects of most exogenic geomorphic processes small and slow?
Why are the effects of most exogenic geomorphic processes small and slow?
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What does 'denudation' mean?
What does 'denudation' mean?
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What term refers to dissolution and reduction of rocks to a fine clastic state through chemical reactions?
What term refers to dissolution and reduction of rocks to a fine clastic state through chemical reactions?
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What is responsible for reducing earth materials to a fragmental state?
What is responsible for reducing earth materials to a fragmental state?
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What does oxidation mean in the context of weathering?
What does oxidation mean in the context of weathering?
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What is the primary factor that conditions weathering processes?
What is the primary factor that conditions weathering processes?
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What are the three major groups of weathering processes?
What are the three major groups of weathering processes?
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Why do the exogenic geomorphic processes vary within any climatic region?
Why do the exogenic geomorphic processes vary within any climatic region?
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