unit 8 weathering Flashcards

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weathering

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the process of rock breaking apart

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erosion

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the process of moving weatherd rock from one place to another

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3
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sediment

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a small piece of rock

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4
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depoisition

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dropping of weathered rock by wind and moving water

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delta

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sendiment deposited over a long peirod of time

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sand dune

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found in deserts on a beach. piles of sand that has been deposied by the wind

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land form

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a natural land shape or feature.

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8
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causes of weathering

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gravity, flowing water, tree roots, chemicals in rain, sand blowing, animals digging, ice wedging

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causes of weathering

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gravity, ice wedging , tree roots , sand blowing in the wind, chemicals in rain

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