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Weathering
Unit 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Weathering | The natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks. |
| Physical weather | The mechanical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces that is caused by natural processes that does not change the chemical comp |
| Abrasion | |
| Chemical weathering | |
| Oxidation | |
| Acid precipitation | |
| Erosion | |
| Deposition | |
| Floodplain | |
| Delta | |
| Alluvial fan | |
| Groundwater | |
| Shareline | |
| Beach | |
| Sandbar | |
| Barrier island | |
| Dune | |
| Loess | |
| Glacier | |
| Glacial drift | |
| Creep | |
| Rockfall | |
| Landslide | |
| Mudflow | |
| Mountain | |
| Lake | |
| River | |
| Coastline |