The natural process by which atmosphere and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose.

The mechanical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces that is caused by natural processes and that does not change the rock material.

abrasion chemical weathering

The process by which rock is reduced in size by scraping action of other rocks driven by water and gravity,

The chemical breakdown and decomposition of rocks by natural processes in the environment.

A chemical reaction in which a new material; in geology, oxidation is a form of chemical weathering.

precipitation, such as rain, sleet, or snow, that contains a high consideration of acids, often because of the pollution of the atmosphere.

The process in which material is laid down. The change of state from a gas directly to a solid.

An area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its bank.

A mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream.

A fan shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply.

The water that is beneath Earth's surface.

The boundary between land and a body of water.

An area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment.

A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea.

A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore.

A mound of wind deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind.

Fine-grained sediments of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica, and clay deposited by the wind.

A large mass of ice that exists year- round and moves over land.

The rock material carried and deposited by glaciers.

The downhill movement of weathered rock material.

The rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff

The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope.

The flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water.

An area of significantly increased elevation on Earth's surface, usually rising to summit.

A filled basin of fresh or salt water surrounded by land.

A large natural stream of water that flows across land and surfaces within a channel.

A location where land and ocean surface meet

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unit 8 vocab

Question	Answer
weathering	The natural process by which atmosphere and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose.
physical weather	The mechanical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces that is caused by natural processes and that does not change the rock material.
abrasion chemical weathering	The process by which rock is reduced in size by scraping action of other rocks driven by water and gravity,
oxidation	The chemical breakdown and decomposition of rocks by natural processes in the environment.
acid precipitation	A chemical reaction in which a new material; in geology, oxidation is a form of chemical weathering.
erosion	precipitation, such as rain, sleet, or snow, that contains a high consideration of acids, often because of the pollution of the atmosphere.
deposition	The process in which material is laid down. The change of state from a gas directly to a solid.
floodplain	An area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its bank.
delta	A mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream.
alluvia fan	A fan shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply.
ground water	The water that is beneath Earth's surface.
shoreline	The boundary between land and a body of water.
beach	An area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment.
sandbar	A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea.
barrier	A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore.
dune	A mound of wind deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind.
lioess	Fine-grained sediments of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica, and clay deposited by the wind.
glacier	A large mass of ice that exists year- round and moves over land.
glacial drift	The rock material carried and deposited by glaciers.
creep	The downhill movement of weathered rock material.
rockfall	The rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff
landslide	The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope.
mudflow	The flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water.
mountain	An area of significantly increased elevation on Earth's surface, usually rising to summit.
lake	A filled basin of fresh or salt water surrounded by land.
river	A large natural stream of water that flows across land and surfaces within a channel.
coastline	A location where land and ocean surface meet

Created by: Aydan Napier

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