the natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain and temtpure changes ,disintegrate and decompose rocks.

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

the process by which rock is reduced in size by scarping action of other rocks driven by water , wind , and gravity.

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

a chemical reaction in which a material combines with oxygen to form new material; in geology , oxidation is a form of chemical weathering.

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

The process by which wind, water ,ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.

the process in which material is laid down (earth science)

an area along a river that forms from sediments depoisted when the river overflows its banks.

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 is beneath Earth's surface.

the boundary between land and a body of water.

a area of the shoreline that 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 sediment 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 slow downhill movement of weathered rock material.

the rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cilff.

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 , usally rising to a summit.

a filled on partially filled basin of fresh or salt water surrounded by land.

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

a location where land and ocean surface meet.

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Weathering	the natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain and temtpure changes ,disintegrate and decompose rocks.
phyical weathering	The mechanical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces that is caused by natural processes and that does not change the chemical composition of rock material.
abrasion	the process by which rock is reduced in size by scarping action of other rocks driven by water , wind , and gravity.
chemical weathering	The chemical breakdown and decompostion of rocks by natural processes in the environment .
oxidation	a chemical reaction in which a material combines with oxygen to form new material; in geology , oxidation is a form of chemical weathering.
acid precipitaition	precipitation such as rain sleet or snow, that contains a high conceration of acids, often because of polluation of the atmosphere .
erosion	The process by which wind, water ,ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.
deposition	the process in which material is laid down (earth science)
floodplain	an area along a river that forms from sediments depoisted when the river overflows its banks.
delta	a mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream.
alluvial fan	a fan-shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply.
groundwater	The water is beneath Earth's surface.
shoreline	the boundary between land and a body of water.
beach	a area of the shoreline that made up of deposited sediment.
sandbar	a low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea.
barrier island	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.
loess	fine-grained sediment 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 slow downhill movement of weathered rock material.
rockfall	the rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cilff.
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 , usally rising to a summit.
lake	a filled on partially filled basin of fresh or salt water surrounded by land.
river	a large natural stream of water that flows across land surfaces within a channel.
coastline	a location where land and ocean surface meet.

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