6th Grade Science MIDTERM: Chapter 2 Flashcards
mechanical or chemical weathering
abrasion
mechanical weathering
mechanical or chemical weathering
frost heaving
mechanical weathering
mechanical or chemical weathering
acid rain
chemical weathering
mechanical or chemical weathering
oxidation
chemical weathering
mechanical or chemical weathering
lichens
chemical weathering
mechanical or chemical weathering
exfoliation
mechanical weathering
mechanical or chemical weathering
pressure release
mechanical weathering
mechanical or chemical weathering
carbon acid
chemical weathering
the amount of each kind of particle in a soil sample
texture
layers of soil
horizons
small particles of weathered rocks and minerals
sediment
decayed organic material found in soil
humus
the largest kind of particle in soil
sand
the dropping of sediment and rocks in a new location
deposition
the sediment that a stream carries
load