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What occurs when an applied force causes rock to break
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Mechanical weathering occurs when an applied force causes rock to break.

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What occurs when a soluble mineral receives water through precipitation causing it to weaken
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Hydrolysis

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What is the loop created by an old river called
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OXBOW

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What occurs when water seeps into the cracks of rocks and then freezes
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Water expands when it freezes, therefore it tends to cause the rocks to crack (or perhaps I should say, it causes existing cracks to get larger, leading to the disintegration of the rock).

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What percentage of the people in the US use ground water for drinking and household usage
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atleast 50%

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Which type of erosion can cause mudslides
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gravitational

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What is formed by the erosion of soft rock formations by flowing groundwater
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caves

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Which of these is the result of a spring forming in a desert region
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oasis

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What is a system of streams that connect to one primary river called
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Tributaries are streams that flow into one primary river. A tributary can also flow into another stream or a lake.

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In the ozone layer ozone is created when oxygen
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Ozone is created by the oxygen molecules. When the UV falls on oxygen, ozone is formed.

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What is the cycle of freezing and thawing in the cracks of rocks called
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ice wedges

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Hydrolysis is a source of which type of weathering
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chemical a +

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The process by which rocks are worn down and altered over a period of time is called
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erosion

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The crevice through which the magma bursts is called the .
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fissure

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Vegetation is a source of which type of weathering
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Mechanical

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Oxidation is a source of which type of weathering
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chemical

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What Deflation is the movement of dust sand and rock caused by
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wind A+

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What occurs when an applied force causes rock to break

Mechanical weathering occurs when an applied force causes rock to break.

What occurs when a soluble mineral receives water through precipitation causing it to weaken

Hydrolysis

What is the loop created by an old river called

OXBOW

What occurs when water seeps into the cracks of rocks and then freezes

Water expands when it freezes, therefore it tends to cause the rocks to crack (or perhaps I should say, it causes existing cracks to get larger, leading to the disintegration of the rock).

What percentage of the people in the US use ground water for drinking and household usage

atleast 50%

Which type of erosion can cause mudslides

gravitational

What is formed by the erosion of soft rock formations by flowing groundwater

caves

Which of these is the result of a spring forming in a desert region

oasis

What is a system of streams that connect to one primary river called

Tributaries are streams that flow into one primary river. A tributary can also flow into another stream or a lake.

In the ozone layer ozone is created when oxygen

Ozone is created by the oxygen molecules. When the UV falls on oxygen, ozone is formed.

What is the cycle of freezing and thawing in the cracks of rocks called

ice wedges

Hydrolysis is a source of which type of weathering

chemical a +

The process by which rocks are worn down and altered over a period of time is called

erosion

The crevice through which the magma bursts is called the .

fissure

Vegetation is a source of which type of weathering

Mechanical

Oxidation is a source of which type of weathering

chemical

What Deflation is the movement of dust sand and rock caused by

wind A+

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