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science vocab
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WEATHERING | Slow, destructive process that breaks down rocks. |
MECHANICAL WEATHERING | The breaking of rock into smaller pieces by gravity, ice, plant roots, or other factors. |
CHEMICAL WEATHERING | The changing of materials in a rock by chemical processes. |
EROSION | The movement of materials away from one place. |
DEPOSITION | The placing of materials in a new place. |
LANDSLIDE | When gravity quickly pulls rocks and dirt downhill. |
VOLCANO | An opening in Earth's crust through which steam, lava, and ashes erupt. |
EARTHQUAKE | The shaking of Earth's surface caused by the release of energy along a fault. |
FLOOD | A great flow of water over an area that is usually dry land. |