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Weathering breaks down rocks on the Earth's surface by wind, rain, or ice.
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What is the process that breaks up rock on earths surface?
weathering breaks rocks on earths surface
What are the forces that break rocks?
The forces that break rocks vary and in most cases are classified as mechanical or chemical forces. Weathering is one of the common ways that rocks are broken down into smaller particles.
Why are there almost no extrusive ultra-basic rocks in earths crust?
There are almost no extrusive rocks on the earths surface because they are all under the earths surface. They are mainly lower than the earths surface.
What happens when rocks beneath earth surface undergo stress?
what happens when rocks beneath earths surface under goes trees
Is weathering the process by which rocks on or near earths surface break down and change?
The change undergone is physical only. The definition of weathering is the wearing away of rocks in situ. Weathering causes the rocks to "break down", but mostly not to chemically change (the exception being limestone in acid rain).
What are the 4 forces that cause rocks on earths surface to break down?
Water erosion
What is the part of a erosion when rocks minerals and immature soils at or near the earths surface break?
it is called a dick
Why are there are almost no extrusive ultra basic rocks in earths crust?
There are almost no extrusive rocks on the earths surface because they are all under the earths surface. They are mainly lower than the earths surface.
How do intrusiver rocks form?
intrusive rocks are formed within the earths surface from magma. extrusive rocks are formed from lava outside of earths surface
What is the process that breaks up rock on earths surface?
weathering breaks rocks on earths surface
What releases chemical weathering of rocks on earths surface?
When chemical weathering occurs on the rocks of earths surface, the earth lets out Phosphorus.Answer: Phosphorus
How much rocks are on the surface of the earth?
Apart form the Oceans the earths surface is made of rocks.
How do fossils provide evidence for moving plates?
Their evidence comes from rocks at earths surface.
How floods change earths surface?
floods destroy everything in its path. it causes rocks to break and become new land forms later.
Where do metomorphic rocks form?
metamorphic rocks are formed in earths crust not on the surface
How is sedimenary rocks formed?
Sedimentary rocks are formed from the earths surface when sediments hardens into rocks :]
What are the ladder if rocks under the earth surface called?
There is no ladder if (of?) rocks under the earths surface, your question is meaningless.
