Science vocabulary
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uniformitarianism | A principle that states that the geologic processes that operate today also operated in the past.
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erosion | the process of wearing down and carrying away rocks.
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Weathering | the process that breaks down rock and other substances.
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Mechanical weathering | The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into small pieces.
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Chemical Weathering | The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes.
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Abrasion | The wearing away of rock by rock particles carried by water, ice, wind, or gravity .
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Frost wedging | wedges of ice in rocks widen and deepen
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Oxidation | Iron combines with oxygen in the presence of water
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Permeable | means that a material is full of tiny connected air spaces that allow water to seep through it.
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