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The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock
a) abrasion
b) permeable
c) erosion
d) weathering

A principle that states that the same processes that operate today operated in the past
a) uniformitarianism
b) abrasion
c) oxidation
d) ice wedging

the type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces
a) chemical weathering
b) ice wedging
c) abrasion
d) mechanical weathering

The grinding away of rock by rock particles carried by water, ice, wind or gravity
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) abrasion
d) chemical weathering

the process that splits rocks when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands
a) ice wedging
b) chemical weathering
c) mechanical weathering
d) permeable

A process that breaks down rock and other substances at Earth's surface
a) erosion
b) weathering
c) abrasion
d) permeable

the process that breaks down rock through chemical changes
a) chemical weathering
b) mechanical weathering
c) oxidation
d) permeable

the process in which iron combines with oxygen in the presence or water and produces rust
a) uniformitarianism
b) oxidation
c) liquidation
d) ice wedging

a material that is full of tiny, connected air spaces that allow water to seep through it
a) abrasion
b) ice wedging
c) oxidation
d) permeable

A process that breaks down rock and other substances at Earth's surface
a) erosion
b) weathering
c) oxidation
d) permeable

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