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Mechanical and chemical weathering 

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1 Mechanical and chemical weathering 
By, Autumn Baxter 

2 Ice wedging Freeze- thaw crack widens or gets bigger
This is mechanical Mechanical means- is broken down external conditions

3 Wind Abrasion Sand Blasting This rock is mechanical
Mechanical means- is Broken down external conditions

4 Water Abrasion Smooth and round Water Abrasion is mechanical
Mechanical means- Broken down external conditions

5 Gravity Abrasion Cooling and breaking down, repeated impact
Gravity Abrasion is mechanical Mechanical means- Broken down external conditions

6 Plants  Roots breaking or cracking it. Plants are mechanical
Mechanical means- Broken down external conditions

7 Animal bURROWING Animal Burrowing digging breaking it up
Animal Burrowing is mechanical Mechanical means- Broken down external conditions

8 Acid Precipitation Burning Chemically with water.
Acid Precipitation`s is a Chemical Weathering Chemical weathering means – Break down rock by chemical changes

9 Acid in Groundwater In groundwater chemically break down
Acid In groundwater is a Chemical weathering Chemical weathering means – Break down rock by chemical changes

10 Acids in living things Chemical weathering inches produce.
Acids in living things is chemical weathering Chemical weathering means – Breaking down rock by chemical changes

11 Rusting or oxidation Iron or soil rusting.
Rusting or oxidation is Chemical Weathering Chemical weathering means – Breaking down rock by chemical changes

12 This is the end of the Mechanical and chemical weathering 
By your friend Autumn baxter,


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