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| the process that breaks down rock and other substances at earth's surface |
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| Mechanical Weathering (Physical Weathering) |
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| The type of weathering where rock is physically broken |
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| grinding away of rock by rock particles carried by water,ice,wind or gravity. |
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| the process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then frezzes and expands. |
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| the process that breaks down rocks through chemical changes |
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| tiny holes in rock that let water seep through it |
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| the lose weathered material on earth's surface |
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| the solid layer of rock beneath the soil |
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| the decayed organic material in soil. |
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| soil that is made up of equal amounts of clay sand and silt |
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| layer of soil that differs in color and texture from the layer above or below it |
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| a crumbly, dark brown soil that is a mixture of humus, clay and other materials |
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| usually consists of clay and other materials but little humus |
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| The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another. |
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| material moved by erosion |
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| when the agents of erosion lay down sediment |
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| When alot of soil and other stuff move to a different position |
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