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Unit 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| weathering | The natural process by which atomspheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks. |
| physical weathering | the mechanical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces that is caused by natural processes and that does not change the chemical composition of the rock material |
| abrasion | |
| chemical weathering | |
| oxidation | |
| acid precipitation | |
| erosion | |
| deposition | |
| floodplain | |
| delta | |
| alluvial fan | |
| ground water | |
| shoreline | |
| beach | |
| sandbar | |
| barrier island | |
| dune | |
| loess | |
| glacier | |
| glacier drift | |
| creep | |
| rockfall | |
| landslide | |
| mudflow | |
| mountain | |
| lake | |
| river | |
| coastline |