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chapter 2 lesson 1
chapter 2 lesson 1 definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| uniformitarianism | the geological principle that the same geological processes that operate today operated in the past to change the earths surface |
| erosion | the process by which water ice wind or gravity moves particles of rock and soil |
| weathering | the chemical and physical processes that breakdown rock and other substances. |
| mechanical weathering | the type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces . |
| chemical weathering | the process that breaks down rock, due to chemical changes |
| abrasion | the grinding away by rock and other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind |
| frost wedging | process that splits rocek when water seeps into crack, then freezes and expands. |
| oxidation | a chemical change in which a substance combines , as when iron oxidizes |