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REINFORCEMENT Chapter 5
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Decide if the following descriptions are examples of mechanical weathering or
chemical weathering. Write the
word “mechanical” or “chemical” in the blank at the left.
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The wedging of tree roots along natural joints in granite outcrops
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3. Limestone dissolved by carbonic acid
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The oxidation of minerals that contain iron
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Animal burrows dug in rock that let in water and air
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Repeated freezing and thawing of water thatferacks) rock <j
i). The action of water, salt, and air on car fenders and panels
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Acids from plant roow which break up rocks
Formation of potholes in streets during severe winters
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Lifted sections of sidewalk along tree-lined streers
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« Rocks that have been cartied by strearns and have become smaller
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15, Tree reors cracking the concrete f qundation of a house
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