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Weathering/Soil

Weathering and soil

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Weathering natural process by which atmospheric and evironmental agents such as wind, rain, and tempature changes, disintegrate, and decompose rocks.
Mechanical Weathering process by which rocks breakdown into smaller pieces physical means
abrasion the grinding and wearing down of rock
chemical weathering how rock is broken down by chemical reactions
acid precipitation rain sleet or snow that contains ahigh concentrasion of acids
differential weathering breaking down rock with less weather
soil mixtuire rock fragments organic material water and air that can support the growth of vegetation
parent rock rock formation that is the source of soil
bedrock layer of rock beneath soil
soil texture soil quality that is based on the proportions of soil particles
soil sdtruture arrangement of soil particles
humus dark organic material made up of decayed plants and animals
leaching removable substance that can be desolved
soil conservation to protect the soil from erosion to keep nurtrentis
erosion process by wind water ice or gravity transports
mass movement when gravity moves downhill
glacier enormous mass of moving ice
creep slow downhill movement of weathered rock
landslide sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope.
mudflow flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed a large amount of water
rock fall rapid mass movement of rock down a steep cliff or slope
control group participants NOT exposed to the Independent variable
experimental group participants EXPOSED to the Independent variable
Controlled Experiment tests only one factor at a time
Created by: zsquad01
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