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comparing types of weathering drag and drop each phrase below the type …

Question

comparing types of weathering
drag and drop each phrase below the type of weathering it describes.
mechanical weathering
chemical weathering
does not change rock composition
oxidation
abrasion
changes rock composition
acid rain
ice wedging

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

Mechanical weathering breaks rocks physically without changing composition. So "does not change rock composition", "abrasion", "ice wedging" belong here. Chemical weathering alters rock chemically. Thus "oxidation", "changes rock composition", "acid rain" fit chemical weathering.

Answer:

Mechanical Weathering: does not change rock composition, abrasion, ice wedging.
Chemical Weathering: oxidation, changes rock composition, acid rain.