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weathering,erosion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| weathering | The natural process by which atmospheric 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 process and that does not change the chemical comp of the rock material |
| abrasion | The process by which rock is reduced in size by scraping action of other rocks driven by water,wind and gravity |
| chemical weathering | The chemical breakdown and decomposition of rocks by natural procesessnin the enviroment |
| oxidation | A chemical reaction in which a matirial combines with oxeygen to form new matierial in geology oxidation is a form of chemicl weathering |
| acid precipitation | precipitation such as rain sleet snow that contains a high concentration of acids often because of the pollution of the atmospere |
| erosion | the process by which wind water ice or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to the other |
| deposition | The process in which material is laid down The change of state from gas directly to a solid |
| floodplain | An area along a river that forms sediments deposited when the river overflows its bank |
| delta | A mass of material deposited in a triangular of 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 decreacess sharply |
| groundwater | the water that s beneath Earths surface |
| shoreline | The boundary between land and a boody of water |
| beach | an area of the shoreline that is made up of sediment that is 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 a narrow island that lies parallel to the shore |
| dune | A mound of wind deposited sand that moves as a result of the ac |
| loess | |
| glacier | |
| glacier drift | |
| creep | |
| rockfall | |
| landslide | |
| mud flow | |
| mountain | |
| lake | |
| river | |
| coastline |
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