Weathering, Soil and Mass Wasting

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This is the mechanical breakup of rock by the expansion of freezing water in cracks and crevices

The greater this is, the greater gravity will affect weathered rock or soil

This is used to determine the percentages of sand, silt and clay in a soil

This type of weathering breaks rock into smaller pieces without changing it chemically

This is the most abundant weak acid involved in chemical weathering and soil formation

This is soil that develops on top of bedrock

This is the process where weathered rock is removed from one area and transported to another

Soil profiles are divided into different zones or layers called this