science chapter 3.1
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| sediment | consists of small particles of rock or soil,or the remains of plants
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| deposition | process of which sediment is laid down in new locations
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| weathering,erosion & deposition act togther in a cycle that wears down and builds up earths surface | weathering,erosion & deposition act togther in a cycle that wears down and builds up earths surface
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| physical weathering | the type of weathering in which rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces
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| chemical weathering | the process that breaks down rock through chemical changes
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| abrasion | the grinding away of rock by rock by other rock particls, carried in water, ice or wind.
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| frost wedging | Process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands.
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| the agents of chemical weathering include water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, living organisms, and acid rain. | the agents of chemical weathering include water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, living organisms, and acid rain.
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| The natural agents of physical weathering include freezing and thawing, release of pressure, plant growth, actions of animals, and also abrasions. | The natural agents of physical weathering include freezing and thawing, release of pressure, plant growth, actions of animals, and also abrasions.
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| oxidation | a chemical change in which a substance combines with oxygen, as when iron oxidizes, forming rust.
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| The most important factors that determine the rate at which weathering occurs are the type of rock and the climate. | The most important factors that determine the rate at which weathering occurs are the type of rock and the climate.
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| permeable | charastic of a material that contains connected air spaces, or pores, that water can seep throguh easily.
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