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weathering
[noun]
The destructive processes that change the physical and chemical characteristics of rocks at the earth's surface. Physical breakdown of large rocks into smaller rocks is called mechanical weathering; changes in a rock's composition due to exposure to the atmosphere and water is called chemical weathering.
Appears in modules:
- Atmospheric Chemistry Research that Changed Global Policy The work of Mario Molina
- Defining Minerals Composition and crystal structure
- The Carbon Cycle Geology, biology, and the impact of human activities
- The Phosphorus Cycle Phosphates and fertilizer
- The Piltdown Hoax A lesson on confirmation bias in science
- The Rock Cycle Uniformitarianism and recycling
- The Silicate Minerals The silica tetrahedron and Earth's most common minerals
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