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MVMS Weathering & Erosion

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Process that breaks down rock   Weathering  
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Breaking down of rock through chemical change   Chemical Weathering  
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Process that physically breaks rocks   Mechanical Weathering  
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Process that moves rock   Erosion  
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Wearing away of rock   Abrasion  
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Weathering due to water seeping into air spaces in rocks   Permeable  
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Rocks broken by frozen water   Ice Wedging  
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Amount of sediment carried by a stream   Load  
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Process by which sediments are laid down in new locations   Deposition  
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Deposit formed where a stream leaves a mountain range   Alluvial fan  
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Sediments deposited at the mouth of a large river that flows into a lake or ocean.   Delta  
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Moving water that moves over the Earth’s surface.   Runoff  
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A stream that flows into a larger stream.   Tributary  
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A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land.   Glacier  
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The process by which glaciers pick up rocks   Plucking  
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Young Mature Old Age   Ages of Streams  
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Wind Water Waves Glaciers Gravity   Elements of erosion  
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