. is the mechanical breakdown of rock into smaller chunks of sediment, or clasts. 2. is the decomposition of Earth materials by which dissolved ions and secondary minerals, such as clays, are leached from parent rock. The 3. of weathering are sediment, secondary minerals, and dissolved ions. The sediment and secondary minerals released by weathering erode away and are 4. by water and air until they settle out, a process called 5.. Over time, these sediments and secondary minerals become buried and are 6.by the weight of the overlying material. The ions released by chemical weathering (commonly SiO2 and CaCO3) are transported and 7. out of water to become cement. This cement acts like glue to hold the sediment together as consolidated 8.. Transformation of loose sediment into solid rock is a process known as 9..

The coco river is a natural border between nicaragua and which other country

Some gamma ray bursts are hypothesized to come from mergers of neutron stars or black holes. if this hypothesis is correct, what else should we in principle be able to detect from such mergers? a. gravitiational waves b. x-ray bursts c. significant disruption of gas thousands of light-years away in the surrounding galaxy d. an "afterglow" of bright visible light, lasting for weeks

Ineed this answered asap the north korean communist government a. controls crop production and distribution. b. is not involved in crop production and distribution. c. exports its huge rice surplus to other countries. d. allows farmers to choose which crops to grow but controls where the crops are sold. which statement below is true? a. east asian nations are members of nafta. c. industry and production is not an important aspect of east asian economics. b. east asian nations are economically independent. d. the economies of most east asian countries are mixed or market systems. what is the main idea of this passage? a. the city of hiroshima can never fully recover from the atomic bombing of 1945. b. hiroshima is more modernized than any other city in japan. c. after being bombed, hiroshima was rebuilt and became a thriving urban port. d. the city of hiroshima has an extensive park system dedicated to peace.