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WeatheringAndErosion

Key Vocab about Weathering

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What is a mechanical or chemical process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces? weathering
Mechanical weathering changes rocks ..... chemically
The process of freeze-thawing in rock cracks is called..... ice wedging
What weather rocks by burrowing underground? animals
Weathering is very fast in hot and ..... climates. wet
What is the chemical formed by plants to make tannic acid? tannin
What is the chemical change caused by oxygen called? oxidation
Parent rock, slope of land, climate, organisms and ......... effect soil formation. time
Gravity, ice, wind and rain are agents of .... erosion
What mass movement moves sediments slowly downhill? creep
Glacial erosion can make big bowls in landforms called.... cirques
What is the water that flows over the Earth's surface called? run off
Large streams can cut ........... into rock over time. canyons
What is the shape of the Earth's surface called? topography
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