Science Explosion v4, chapter 2
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| carbonic acid | A weak acid formed from water and carbon dioxide
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| deflation | The action of the wind blowing and picking up loose sediment and carrying it away
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| delta | The area at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited
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| deposition | This occurs when wind, water, or ice drops sediment and rocks in a new location.
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| dust storms | Storms caused by wind blowing small, loose particles high into the air
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| erosion | The action of weathered material moving from one location to another
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| glaciers | Ice formations formed where layers of unmelted snow compact into ice
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| humus | Decayed organic material found in soil
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| load | The sediment that a stream carries
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| loam | Soil that has properties of all three soil particles-sand, silt, and clay
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| mass movement | Erosion that occurs where gravity is the primary factor
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| moraine | The pile of sediment deposited by a glacier as it melts and recedes
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| pedologist | A scientist who studies soil
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| plucking | The action of a glacier pulling a huge piece of bedrock loose as the glacier slides down a mountain
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| sandstorms | Storms caused by wind blowing sand particles along the ground
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| sediment | Small particles produced by the weathering of rocks
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| soil | The loose material at the surface of the earth
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| stalactites | A cave formation that hangs from the ceiling of a cave; made from the dripping of dissolved calcite
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| stalagmites | A cave formation that builds on the floor of a cave; made from the drippings of dissolved calcite
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| texture | The amount of each kind of particle in a soil sample
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| weathering | The process of breaking down rocks
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