Weathering chapter 3 Review

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This occurs when roots crack rocks as they grow into them

Process where rocks are broken down through dissolving/ eating away of rocks

The process that breaks down rocks and other substances

Some plants produce acids that eat away at rocks

The materials moved by erosion

Due to pollution, fires and volcanic eruptions, when precipitation becomes acidic

Animals dig underground and loosen and break rocks

When erosion lays down sediment