Weathering and Erosion (Chapter 7)

Front

What is the process in which materials on or near Earth's surface break down and change?

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Weathering

Front

What is the removal of weathered rock and soil from its original location?

Back

Erosion

Front

What is the process of transporting rock and soil away from their source and dropped in a new location?

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Deposition

Front

What is the freeze-thaw cycles of water in the cracks of rocks?

Back

Ice Wedging

Front

What is the mechanical weathering process in which outer rock layers are stripped away, often resulting in dome-shaped formations?

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Exfoliation

Front

What is the chemical reaction of oxygen with other substances?

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Oxidation

Front

What is erosion that develops when running water cuts small channels into the side of a slope?

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Rill Erosion

Front

What is a channel that becomes deep and wide; what rill erosion evolves into?

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Gully Erosion

Front

What areas are most affected by mechanical weathering?

Back

Dry and Cold

Front

What areas are most affected by chemical weathering?

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Humid and Warm