Weathering Flashcards
Oxidation
The process of when Iron combines with oxygen in presence of water
Mountain range
A group of mountains that are closly related in shape, structure, area, and age
Mountain
A landform with high elevation and high relief
Physical weathering
The type of weathering in which rock is physically brocken into pieces
Permeable
Material full of tiny connected are spaces
Plain
A landform made up of nearly flat or gently rolling land with low relief
Elevation
The High above sea level of a point on earth’s surface
Relief
The difference in elevation between the highest and the lowest part of an area
Frost wedging
Wedge of ice in rocks widen and deepen cracks
Abration
To wear away rock by rock paticles carried by water, ice, wind, or gravity
Chemical weathering
The process that breaks down rock through chemical change
Landform
A feature of topography , such as hill or valley, formed by the process that shape earth’s surface
