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What is erosion and what are the common types?
erosion is the movement of the rocks, it can move by water (h2o) and wind.
What is it called when water shapes the rocks flat?
Erosion.
What is in glaciers that causes erosion?
water and rocks salts
Halite in rocks dissolving in water is a mechanical or chemical weathering?
it is chemical weathering
Where on earth are minerals found?
Minerals make up the rocks of earth, so minerals are found wherever there are rocks at the surface. Water too is a mineral so this includes the oceans.
Can water cause erosion by dissolving minerals?
Yes
Does water break down rocks?
Water can chemically weather rocks by dissolving minerals, water can also physically weather rocks by fracturing them by hydraulic pressure or frost wedging.
How does water break down?
Water can chemically weather rocks by dissolving minerals, water can also physically weather rocks by fracturing them by hydraulic pressure or frost wedging.
What occurs during erosion?
rocks and minerals are carried around by either wind, water, or ice
The disintegration and decomposition of rock at or near earth's surface is known as?
Weathering is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earth's surface. Once a rock has been broken down, a process called erosion transports the bits of rock and minerals away. Water, acids, salt, plants, animals, and changes in temperature are all agents of weathering and erosion
Material moved by erosion?
Soil, rocks, sand, minerals. It depends on where erosion takes place. Like if on high hills or mountains, it will carry snow and water as well with it.
How does water effect erosion?
The water loosens the rocks. Then it knocks over other rocks. Then that causes an erosion
Which term best describe the process of weathering and erosion?
1. Breaking of large rocks into small pebbles 2. Dissolving of limestones to form a cave 3. Movements of rocks and pebbles due to the flow of water.
What property of water cause erosion?
Only the action of erosion causes erosion, but water itself causes weathering:ErosionOceansRiversGlaciersWeatheringFreeze-thawSolution (Dissolving)Acid RainWater has no particular property which causes erosion, but its properties do cause weathering: when it freezes it expands, hence freeze-thaw weathering; it is a good solvent, hence it can dissolve soluble minerals, as well as acid, causing acid rain.
What happens when water runs through or over rocks and carries small amounts of minerals away?
It's called erosion. Water carries Minerals away and it erodes the rock over millions of years. The Grand Canyon Was eroded by glaciers. The four agents of erosion are: Water,glaciers,wind,and...I forgot. Hope that helps!
How does the water cycle aid in getting minerals from rocks directly to plants for nourishment?
Precipitation washes the minerals and compounds off the rocks and higher ground onto plants.Explanation:(Through the process of weathering, water breaks down rocks into smaller pieces. Through the process of erosion, the smaller pieces of minerals and compounds are washed away from the rock to the soil where plants absorb them for nourishment.)
What are three different ways that rocks can be worn down by abrasion?
Weathering, pressure, and erosion.
