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What is the principal agent behind both physical and chemical weathering?
What is the principal agent behind both physical and chemical weathering?
Which type of weathering involves the breakdown of rocks and soils through the mechanical effects of heat, water, ice, or other agents?
Which type of weathering involves the breakdown of rocks and soils through the mechanical effects of heat, water, ice, or other agents?
What is the distinct feature of erosion as compared to weathering?
What is the distinct feature of erosion as compared to weathering?
Which of the following is an important agent in chemical weathering?
Which of the following is an important agent in chemical weathering?
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What is another term for chemical weathering by biological action?
What is another term for chemical weathering by biological action?
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Which process involves the transport of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, ice, snow, wind, waves, and gravity?
Which process involves the transport of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, ice, snow, wind, waves, and gravity?
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What is the principal agent behind both physical and chemical weathering?
What is the principal agent behind both physical and chemical weathering?
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Which of the following is an important agent in chemical weathering?
Which of the following is an important agent in chemical weathering?
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What is another term for chemical weathering by biological action?
What is another term for chemical weathering by biological action?
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Which type of weathering involves the breakdown of rocks and soils through the mechanical effects of heat, water, ice, or other agents?
Which type of weathering involves the breakdown of rocks and soils through the mechanical effects of heat, water, ice, or other agents?
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Which type of weathering involves the chemical reaction of water, atmospheric gases, and biologically produced chemicals with rocks and soils?
Which type of weathering involves the chemical reaction of water, atmospheric gases, and biologically produced chemicals with rocks and soils?
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What is the principal agent behind both physical and chemical weathering?
What is the principal agent behind both physical and chemical weathering?
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Which of the following is an example of erosion?
Which of the following is an example of erosion?
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What is the term for weathering that occurs on-site, with little or no movement?
What is the term for weathering that occurs on-site, with little or no movement?
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What is another term for the breakdown of rocks and soils through the mechanical effects of heat, water, ice, or other agents?
What is another term for the breakdown of rocks and soils through the mechanical effects of heat, water, ice, or other agents?
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