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What things causes a rock to erode?

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Weathering, wind, rain, extreme temperatures.

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What are things that erode weathered rock?

things that erode weathered rock


How does temperature change erode rock?

If water is caught in cracks in the rock and it freezes it expands. This causes the rock to chip off.


What type of rock is Sedimentary rock?

it is the rock where over years things erode and decompose and then harden into rock so they're different layers of rock below the surface.


What body of water can cause a rock to weather?

he constant movement of water anywhere causes rocks to erode and weather.


How does normal rain effect the weathering of a rock?

This slowly, over time, erodes the rock. Any type of water flowing (in your case, raining) causes erosion. Heavy, intense rainstorms would erode it faster, but and type of rain fall WILL erode away rock.


How do glaciers erode rock?

sedimentary rock


What are the affect of weathering on rock?

The rock will erode and change


Can air weather a rock?

the force of air can erode a rock


Can a harder rock erode more quicker then a softer rock?

no


What do the agents of weathering do?

Erode rock into sand.


How does wind help erode rock?

moves small rock and hits it into big rock


How do you put erode in a sentence?

erode is a noun. Wind and water erode rock. past tense- eroded The Colorado River eroded the Grand Canyon