Roacks & Weathring I
The process that breaks down rock & substances
weathering
A chemical agent that cause weathering
carbon dioxide
A rock that allows more water to be absorbed
permeable
loose weathered material
soil
the breaking ddown of organic matial is called
decomposition
The process of wearing down and carrying away
erosion
Chemical agents that flow causing weathering
water and acid rain
weather conditions that occur in a repeated pattern over time
climate
A layer of soil that5 differs in color, texture, and composition
soil horizon
planting different plants in a specific areaa each year
crop rotation
The process of wearing away of rock by particles carried by water, ice, wind and gravity.
Abrasion
A fifth agent that causes chemical weathering
oxygen
H2O
water
middle horizon
subsoil
Dead weeds and stalks being plowed under from the year before
conservation plowing
The process of breaking down rock the chemical changes
chemical weathering
It's roots can cause this type of weathering
plants can cause chemical weathering
Ice in rocks causes
ice wedging
Decayed organic material
humas
Anything in the environment that humans use
natural resource
The opposite of weathering that changes a substance
mechanical weathering
The principle that geological processes happen the same today as the always did
uniformitaianism
What is this a picture of?
Freezing and thawing casing Frose wedging
Solid layer below topsoil
bedrock
What occurred in 1900's
Dust Bowl