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When comparing rocks found in a river why would some feel rough and others feel smooth?
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∙ 12y ago
Some feel smooth because it has been eroded away by the current of the water for a very, very long time. The more rough rocks have not been succumb to as much erosion, therefore it is not smooth yet.
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Jolene is comparing a rock from a riverbed and a rock from deep underground one is very smooth the other has very sharp edges explain which rock was probably found in each location?
The rock that is very smooth is most likely the one that was found in riverbed because the river would probably toss the rock around and weather it down until it is smooth. Therefore, that means that the other rock was most likely found underground.
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Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette (and five others) found the Mississippi River in 1673.
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