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sediment |
rock fragments |
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lahar |
mudslide caused by volcanic eruption |
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abrasion |
smoothing of rocks as it collides with other rocks |
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leaching |
dissolved minerals are carried to lower layers of soil |
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horizon |
layers of profile A,B,C |
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weathering |
general term for decomposition or break down of rocks |
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erosion |
movement of weathered material by wind, water, gravity |
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mechanical / physical weathering |
break down of rocks and minerals into smaller particles without a change in composition. |
