Science

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what are rocks made of
minerals
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name a permeable rock
sandstone
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what are interlocking grains sometimes called
crystals
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are rocks with interlocking grains porous
no
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what is weathering
wearing away of rocks
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name the three types of weathering
chemical weathering, physical weathering, biological weathering
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whats physical weathering
when a rock heats and contracts or the freeze thaw process (when water gets in a crack)
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whats chemical weathering
when rain water reacts with the minerals
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whats biological weathering
worn away by plants and animals
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whats erosion
weathered rocks fall to the bottom of a cliff
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whats transport
when the weathered rocks get transported by flowing water
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name a permeable rock

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sandstone

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what are interlocking grains sometimes called

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are rocks with interlocking grains porous

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what is weathering

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