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DCA #3

Weathering

TermDefinition
Uniformitarianism The geologic principle that the same processes that operate today operated in the past.
Weathering Chemical and physical process that breaks down rock and other substances
Frost wedging Process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands
Abrasion The grinding away or rock by other rock
Chemical Weathering The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes, thus changing the mineral composition.
Humus Dark organic material in the soil
Erosion The process by which water, wind, ice, or gravity moves weathered particles of rock and soil
Creep Slow downhill mass movement of rock and soil
Delta A land-form made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or a lake.
Glacier A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land
Beach A coastal feature created by wave deposition
Loess Particles of clay and silt deposited by the wind.
Fossils Preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
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