the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose.

the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.

any of the various weathering processes that cause physical disintegration of exposed rock without any change in the chemical composition of the rock

any of the various weathering processes that cause exposed rock to undergo chemical decomposition, changing the chemical and mineralogical composition of the rock

collective term for several mechanical weathering processes induced by stresses created by the freezing of water into ice.

the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.

the dark organic material in soils, produced by the decomposition of vegetable or animal matter and essential to the fertility of the earth.

any of the series of distinctive layers found in a vertical cross section of any well-developed soil.

This region is called the zone of saturation, and the water it...groundwater. The upper surface of the zone of saturation is called the water table.

material forming a surface-covering layer, in particular.

the fertile, upper part of the soil.

the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.

the act or process of decomposing.

to relieve of a charge or load; unload:

landforms are landforms created by the action of glaciers.

refers to small solid particles which remain in suspension in water as a colloid or due to the motion of the water. It is used as one indicator of water quality.

unbroken solid rock, overlaid in most places by soil or rock fragments.

any geological formation containing or conducting ground water, especially one that supplies the water for wells, springs, etc.

a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.

something that drains or flows off, as rain that flows off from the land in streams.

landscape formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum.

the region or area drained by a river, stream, etc.; drainage area.

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Unit 8 Vocab Weather

Term	Definition
Weathering	the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose.
Erosion	the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
Physical Weathering	any of the various weathering processes that cause physical disintegration of exposed rock without any change in the chemical composition of the rock
Chemical Weathering	any of the various weathering processes that cause exposed rock to undergo chemical decomposition, changing the chemical and mineralogical composition of the rock
Frost Action	collective term for several mechanical weathering processes induced by stresses created by the freezing of water into ice.
Soil	the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
Humus	the dark organic material in soils, produced by the decomposition of vegetable or animal matter and essential to the fertility of the earth.
Soil Horizon	any of the series of distinctive layers found in a vertical cross section of any well-developed soil.
Zone of Aeration	This region is called the zone of saturation, and the water it...groundwater. The upper surface of the zone of saturation is called the water table.
Leaf Litter	material forming a surface-covering layer, in particular.
Topsoil	the fertile, upper part of the soil.
Sediments	the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
Decomposition	the act or process of decomposing.
Discharge	to relieve of a charge or load; unload:
Glacier action	landforms are landforms created by the action of glaciers.
Suspended soilds	refers to small solid particles which remain in suspension in water as a colloid or due to the motion of the water. It is used as one indicator of water quality.
Bedrock	unbroken solid rock, overlaid in most places by soil or rock fragments.
Aquifer	any geological formation containing or conducting ground water, especially one that supplies the water for wells, springs, etc.
Terrace	a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
Runoff	something that drains or flows off, as rain that flows off from the land in streams.
Karst Topography	landscape formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum.
Watershed	the region or area drained by a river, stream, etc.; drainage area.

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