vocab 1
vocab 2
types of weathering
types of erosion
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100
the natural process by enviormental agents as rain wind an tempature change
What is wheatering
100
when metalic elements mix with oxeygen
What is oxidation
100
the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces
What is mechanical weathering
100
light objects such as rocks or pebbles are carried of by the wind
What is wind erosion
100
soften less weather resistance rock wears away
What is differential weathering
200
the grinding an wearing away of rocks surface
What is abrasion
200
the loose mixture of rock fragments that have been conserved
What is soil conservation
200
the physical breakdown or chemical breakdown of rocks
What is weathering
200
the salt an other chemicals can erode weak weak rocks along the coast
What is sea erosion
200
the conversion of minerals into a carbonate
What is carbonation
300
the process of which rocks breakdown to smaller pieces by physical means
What is physical wheatering
300
chemical elements an minerals from which rocks were created
What is rock composition
300
the collision of rocks that result in breaking an wearing away of the rocks
What is abrasion
300
when picked up an moved the erosion can smoothed out rugged ab bumpy areas
What is glacier erosion
300
the change in composition of minerals when they react chemically to water
What is hydrolysis
400
the process in which the materials of earths surface are dissolved loosened or worn away
What is erosion
400
geological process in which sediments soil an rocks are added to a land form
What is deposition transformation
400
the process by which rock is broken down because of chemical weathering
What is chemical weathering
400
wind flooding an etc can carry away top layers an make the ground unfertalized
What is soil erosion
400
when acids fall to earth
What is acid precipitation
500
when water seeps in cracks an freezes an widens the crack
What is ice wedging
500
the height of an object above sea level
What is elevation
500
the process by which elements combine with oxygen
What is oxidation
500
when rocks or boulders can smack the river bedthen cause further erosion
What is water erosion
500
mixture of minerals water gases an the remains of dead organisms
What is soil
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