How do both weathering and erosion work together to produce significant landforms such as broad valleys?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Weathering may be responsible for breaking up the geologic materials, but the landforms will not develop unless the weathered materials are removed via erosion or mass wasting.

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a. tiny broken pieces of rock. b. rounded boulders left by weathering along joints. c. rounded holes or caves left in sandstone cliffs due to hydration. d. rounded rocks split into two halves by thermal expansion and contraction weathering. e. weathering by round salt crystals.

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This stage of a thunderstorm is associated with downdrafts.

A. dissipating stage B. cumulus stage C. mature stage

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Soil texture is probably the most permanent property of a soil

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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