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| The process by which atmospheric and enviornment agents such as wind, rain, and tempature changes, distentegrate and decompose rocks. |
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| Process which rocks break down by physical means into smaller pieces. |
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| The grinding or wearing down of rock surfaces through mechanical action of other rock or sand particles. |
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| the process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions. |
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| the process by which a metallic element combines with oxygen. |
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| a chemical reaction between water and other substance to form 2 or more new substances. |
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| the conversion of a compound into a carnbonate. |
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| Process by which softer, less weathered resistant rocks wear away in a faster rate than a harder more weather resistant rock. |
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| A mixture of rock fragments (bits) and organic materials. |
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| A vertical section that shows layers and or horizons in the soil. |
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| A horizontal layer in the soil that can be distanguished from layers above and below it. |
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| A dark organic material that is formed in soil from decayed remains of plants and animals. |
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| A process in which materials of the earths surface are loosend, worn or dissolved away and transported from place to place by wind, water, ice or gravity. |
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| Process in which water flows over soil or a layer that removes the topsoil. |
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| Movement of large mass of sediments or a section of land down a slope. |
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| A slow downslope flow of soil saturated in water in areas surrounding glaciers at high elevations. |
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| The slow downhill movement of weathered rock material. |
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| a physical feature of the earths surface. |
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