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abby chapter2
Question | Answer |
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weathering | The way rock is broken down by physical and chemical proccesses. |
mechanial weathering | The break down of rocks into smaller pieces by physical means. |
abrasion | The grindeing and wearing away of a rocks surface by machanical actions of other rocks and sand article. |
chemical weathering | The way rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions. |
differential weathering | The way that solfter less weather resistant rocks wear away, and leave harder more weather resistant rocks behind. |
bedrock | Is a layer of rock under the soil. |
glaciers | A large mass of moving ice. |
humus | The dark organic decayed roots, bugs, animals, etc. found in soil. |
topsoil | The top layer of soil. |
habitat | the place where plant and animils live. |
desertification | Land desegidation. Without plants and moisture soil will blow away. |
erosion | The way wind,water and ice or gravity transport soil and sediment from one location to another. |