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A student runs an erosion simulation with default conditions selected, as shown. Which change will speed up the rate of erosion?
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Change the rock type to shale.
Increase the precipitation.
Increase the temperature.
All of the above.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
All of the above.

- Shale is weaker and erodes more easily than harder rocks.
- More precipitation increases runoff and transport, raising erosion.
- Higher temperature speeds chemical weathering and biological activity that break down rock, making erosion faster.