unit 4 chp 6 lidt 2 Word Scramble
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weathering | mechanical and chemical surface processes that breaks rocks into smaller and smaller pieces |
mechanical weathering | physical process that breaks rocks apart without changing the chemical make up; can be caused by ice wedging, animals, and plat roots |
ice wedging | mechanical weathering process that occurs when water freezes cracks of rocks and expands causing the rock to break apart |
chemical weathering | occurs when chemical reactions dissolved minerals in rocks or change them into different minerals |
oxidation | chemical weathering process that occurs when a metallic material is exposed to oxygen and water over time |
climate | average weather pattern in area over a long period of time can be classified by temperature, humidity, precipitation, and vegatation |
soil | mixture of weathered rock, decayed organic matter,mineral fragments, water, and air that can take thousands of years to develop |
humus | dark colored decayed organic mater that supplies nutrients to plants and is found mainly in top soil |
horizon | each layer in a soil profile |
soil profile | vertical sections each of what is horizon |
litter | twigs leaves and other organic matter that it help prevent erosion hold water and eventually might be change into humus by decomposing organisms |
leaching | removal of minerals that have been dissolved in water |
terracing | farming method used to reduce erosion on steep slopes |
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