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Cliffs can get weathered because of all the rain on them and they can crumbled also they can be eroded by weather and the sea because if there is a lot of strong waves it can wear away the cliff face and it can crumble making it dangerous in some places
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What heaps of frost-weathered rock fragments?
Heaps of frost-weathered rock fragments are known as scree or talus. They form when frost action causes rocks to fracture and break apart, creating a loose accumulation of debris at the base of cliffs or steep slopes. Scree can be found in mountainous and glaciated regions.
When was Weathered created?
Weathered was created on 2001-11-20.
What is in weathered parent rock?
soil is in weathered parent rock
What is the opposite of cliffs?
Valleys would be one opposite for cliffs.
Why are clay cliffs more vulnerable than granite cliffs?
It is because granite cliffs are stronger and more stable than Clay cliffs since Clay would break down easly from erosion.
What type of erosion method forms weathered cliffs?
wave
How are weathering cliffs formed?
Weathered cliffs are formed as natural rain storms or snow and ice cause parts of the cliffs to break off and fall. This weathering also includes erosion caused by water passing from the top of the cliff to the bottom.
What are the strange shapes in Bryce Canyon called?
There are shards of boken limestone and sandstone from broken and weathered hoodoos. There are hoodoos, columns, boulders and cliffs. It is a lovely but decaying site.
What heaps of frost-weathered rock fragments?
Heaps of frost-weathered rock fragments are known as scree or talus. They form when frost action causes rocks to fracture and break apart, creating a loose accumulation of debris at the base of cliffs or steep slopes. Scree can be found in mountainous and glaciated regions.
When was Weathered created?
Weathered was created on 2001-11-20.
What is pyrite weathered by?
Pyrite is weathered by both exposure to sunlight and to rain or temperature variations. The mineral is relatively easily weathered.
What are things that erode weathered rock?
things that erode weathered rock
What is in weathered parent rock?
soil is in weathered parent rock
Are the Cliffs of Moher the biggest cliffs in Ireland?
No. There are higher cliffs along Ireland's west coast.
Weathered pieces of rock are called?
weathered pieces of rock is called soil.
What is the dropping off of weathered rock?
the dropping off of weathered rock is deposition
Is weathered intrusive or extrusive?
Neither, at the surface all rocks become weathered.
