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Weathering (Chemical (Solution (Soluble minerals in rock dissolve in…
Weathering
Chemical
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Biological
Acids released from animals, mosses and rotting vegetation reacts with rocks :bug:
Physical or Mechanical
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Exfoliation
Flaking of the outer surface of the rock caused by repeated cycles of hot and cold :sunny: :snowflake:
Biological
Tree roots or piddocks (shell creatures that burrow into the rock) :evergreen_tree: :deciduous_tree: :palm_tree: :christmas_tree: :tanabata_tree:
Weathering VS Erosion
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Erosion
The wearing away of rock due to agents of erosion (rivers, sea,glaciers) which pick up the rock and carry it away