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MVMS Weathering
MVMS Weathering & Erosion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Process that breaks down rock | Weathering |
| Breaking down of rock through chemical change | Chemical Weathering |
| Process that physically breaks rocks | Mechanical Weathering |
| Process that moves rock | Erosion |
| Wearing away of rock | Abrasion |
| Weathering due to water seeping into air spaces in rocks | Permeable |
| Rocks broken by frozen water | Ice Wedging |
| Amount of sediment carried by a stream | Load |
| Process by which sediments are laid down in new locations | Deposition |
| Deposit formed where a stream leaves a mountain range | Alluvial fan |
| Sediments deposited at the mouth of a large river that flows into a lake or ocean. | Delta |
| Moving water that moves over the Earth’s surface. | Runoff |
| A stream that flows into a larger stream. | Tributary |
| A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land. | Glacier |
| The process by which glaciers pick up rocks | Plucking |
| Young Mature Old Age | Ages of Streams |
| Wind Water Waves Glaciers Gravity | Elements of erosion |