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Warm Up (9/23/19)

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Question 1

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Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains were once among the tallest in the world, similar in altitude to the Himalayas of today. This would still be the case if not for the process of

Erosion

Volcanism

Folding

Metamorphism

Question 2

2.

Gravity can cause hillsides to crumble and fall. New landforms develop at the bottoms of mountains and hills. What causes this new landform?

Earthquake 

Faulting

Landslide

Volcano

Question 3

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How does mechanical weathering (from wind) of rock enhance chemical weathering (by rain) of rock?

Mechanical weathering can involve frost wedging

Mechanical weathering can involve thermal expansion

Mechanical weathering can involve pressure unloading

Mechanical weathering exposes more surface area of the rock