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Flora - Weathering, Soil & Mass Movement Vocabulary Stack

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the physical breaking of rocks into smaller fragments mechanical weathering
the mechanical breakup of rock caused by the expansion of freezing water in cracks and crevices frost wedging
the process by which Earth materials carried by water, wind or ice settle out and are deposited deposition
the process by which rocks are broken down chemically and physically by the action of water, air and organisms weathering
the process by which Earth materials are transported by moving water, wind or ice erosion
the process in which ground water carries dissolved material downward through soil layers leaching
the chemical reaction of oxygen with other substances oxidation
a mixture of loose rock fragments and clay derived from weathered rock mixed with organic material soil
the peeling of surface layers of exposed rocks exfoliation
the processes by which rock is changed into one or more new compounds chemical weathering
a mass of rock sliding rapidly downslope rockslide
a quickly moving downhill flow of soil and rock fragments containing a large amount of water mudflow
decayed organic material found in soil humus
the downward movement of a mass of unconsolidated material along a curved surface slump
a slow downhill movement of soil and other rock materials creep
the transfer of rock and soil downslope due to gravity mass movement
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