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The Process of Weathering Has Been Going on Since Earth

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The process of weathering has been going on since Earth first formed and never stops, yet many rocks are still "fresh" and relatively unweathered.Why haven't all of Earth's rocks been weathered away long ago?


Definitions:

Downsloping

Describes a downward trend or inclination, often used in economics to describe a decrease in the price of a good leading to an increase in demand.

Elasticity Coefficient

A numerical measure of the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a good to one of its determinants, like price or income.

Marginal Revenue Curve

A graphical representation showing how much additional revenue a firm will make from selling one more unit of a product or service.

Relatively Elastic

Refers to a scenario in which the demand or supply for a product or service greatly alters due to variations in its price.

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