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U8-Weathering...

weathering, erosion, deposition

TermDefinition
An area of land (or water) that contains similar climates, plant and animal life, and soil type eco region
A community of organisms and their nonliving environment (examples - marshes, desert ecosystem
The processes of breaking down rock on earth's surface weathering
Water enters the cracks in rocks, and freezes, causing the crack in the rock to expand ice wedging
The breaking down and wearing away of rock by the mechanical action of other rock abrasion
The process of breaking down rock by chemical reactions, including oxygen and acids chemical weathering
Due to pressure changes, the process where the outer layers of rock slowly peel away from the lower layers of rock exfoliation
The process where rock is broken down into smaller pieces by physical changes - temperature, water, wind, pressure, animals, gravity mechanical weathering
Oxygen in the air or water reacts with rock causing chemical reactions oxidation
Acids in groundwater moves into cracks or spaces in rock in caves creating these stalactites & stalagmites
Lichens and mosses produce ___ that can get into the cracks of rock and break it apart acids
Chemicals in the atmosphere combine with water in the air causing the acids to fall to earth in the form of acid precipitation
Tiny grains of broken down rock sediment
The process by which sediment settles and is deposited in a new location deposition
The process by which water, wind, ice, or gravity moves pieces of rock or soil erosion
A series of actions, changes, or functions that bring about a desired result processes
The heat that causes rock to expand thermal
A type of chemical weathering when carbon dioxide in the air mixes with rain water carbonation
The downward movement of rock or sediment, mainly due to the force of gravity mass movement
A fan shaped deposit of sediment as the flow of a river decreases alluvial fan/delta
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