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Term | Definition |
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weathering | the process in which materials on or near earth's surface break down and change |
mechanical weathering | a type of weathering in which rocks and minerals break down into smaller pieces |
frost wedging | the freeze thaw cycles of water in the cracks of rocks |
exfoliation | the process by which outer rock laters are stripped away |
chemical weathering | the process by which rocks and minerals undergo changes in their compositions |
erosion | the removal of weathered rock and soil from its original location |
deposition | the minerals are transported they are dropped in another location in this process |
rill erosion | when running water cuts small channels into the side of a slope |
gully eroision | when a channel becomes deep and wide rill erosion evolves |