Chapter 7 Weathering
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| Weathering | The process that breaks down rock and other substances at Earth's S
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| Erosion | The movement of rock particles by water, ice or wind.
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| Mechanical Weathering | Process that physically breaks rock into small pieces.
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| Abrasion | The grinding away of rock by rock particles carried by wind, ice, water or gravity.
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| Ice Wedging | Water ice widens and deepens cracks in rocks eventually splitting rock.
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| Chemical Weatering | Rock is broken down by chemical changes, water, acid, CO, ect.
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| Permeable | Water can eaisly penetrate some rocks because of tiny air spaces.
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| Rates of Weathering | A type of rock (Permaeble or not) and climate (hot & wet, or Cold & dry for example)
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| Soil | Loose weathered material on the Earths surface that plants groww in.
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| Bedrock | Solid layer of rock beneath the Earths surface.
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| Humus | Rich fertile dark colored material that forms as plant and animal remains decay.
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| Loam | Soil that is about equal parts of clay, sand and slit.
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| Topsoil (Horizon A) | A crumbly dark brown soil that is a mixture of humus, caly, and other minerals..
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| Subsoil (Horizon B) | Clay and other particals washed down from horizion A, but little humus.
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| Litter | A loose layer normally of leaves on the surface.
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| Decomposer | Organisms that breakdown the remains of dead organisms and digest them with chemicals, bacteria, fungi, and worms.
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