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unit 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| weathering | the natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents such as rain wind 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 | the process the by which rock is reduced in size by the scarping action of other rocks driven by water wind and gravity |
| chemical weathering | the chemical breakdown and decomposition in the environment |
| oxidation | the chemical reaction in which a material combines with oxygen to form new materials |
| acid precipitaion | precipitation such as rain snow or sleet that contains a high concentration of acids often because of the pollution of the atmospere |
| erosion | |
| depostition | |
| floodplain | |
| delta | |
| alluvial fan | |
| groundwater | |
| shoreline | |
| beach | |
| sandbar | |
| barrier island | |
| dune | |
| loess | |
| glacier | |
| glacier drift | |
| creep | |
| rockfall | |
| landslide | |
| mudflow | |
| mountain | |
| lake | |
| river | |
| coastline |