Chapter 1 Flashcards
1
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weathering
A
breakdown of rock at or near the earth’s surface into smaller and smaller pieces
2
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mechanical weathering
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rock is broken or weakened physically
3
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chemical weathering
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alters a rock’s chemical makeup
4
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acid rain
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chemicals in polluted air combine with water and fall back to earth (chemical weathering)
5
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erosion
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the movement of weathered material such as gravel, soil, and sand
6
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sediment
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small particles of soil, sand and gravel
7
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Wind, Water, Glacier
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major causes of erosion
8
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loess
A
windblown deposits of dust and silt
9
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Glacier
A
huge slow-moving sheets of ice
10
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moraines
A
ridgelike piles of rock and debris
