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Weathering/Water/Soi

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Abrasion the process where rocks that are carried by wind or water scrape and wear away other rocks
acid rain when pollutants combine with rain water to lower the pH
arid dry
capillarity a process where water is drawn upward against the force of gravity
chemical weathering the breaking down of rocks that changes its composition (acid rain, rust)
clay the smallest and least permeable sediment
condensation the process where a gas is changed into a liquid as it loses energy
evaporation the process where a liquid is changed to a gas as it gains energy
evapotranspiration the sum of all of the transpiration and evaporation in the ecosystem
frost action a type of mechanical weathering where water freezes in the cracks of rocks and expands causing the rock to break
groundwater water that soaks into the ground and is an important source of drinking water
humid when the air contains a lot of moisture
infiltration when the ground soaks up water
permeability a measure of how well sediments soak up water (gravel=high and clay=low)
physical weathering breaking down rocks without changing the composition (ex: root pry, ice wedging)
porosity a measure of the volume of empty space in a soil sample
precipitation any form of water that falls from clouds (rain, snow, sleet, etc)
root wedging (plant action) when plant roots grow in the cracks of rocks
runoff rain water that flows over the ground (from high elevation to low elevation)
sediment pieces of rock (pebbles, gravel, sand, silt, clay)
transpiration water that evaporated from a plant
zone of saturation the zone where all the empty space in rock are filled with water
water cycle the movement of water through the oceans, atmosphere, plants, animals, lakes, etc
water table the upper level of the zone of saturation
biological (organic) anything resulting from living organism (plants, animals, bacteria, etc)
soil the upper layer of Earth that contains rock sediments AND organic material (from living and once living things)
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