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Chapter 7 Vocab
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| FrostWeding | The freeze thaw cycles of water in the cracks of rcoks |
| Exfoliation | The process by which outer rock layers are stripped away |
| Chemical weathering | The process by which rocks and minerals undergo changes in their compisition |
| Erosion | The removal of weathered rock and soil from its orginal location is a process |
| Deposition | After the materials are transported they dropped in another location in a process |
| Rill erosion | When running water cuts small channels into the side of a slope |
| Gully erosion | When a channel becomes deep and wide,rill erosion evolves |