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sediment |
solid particles carried from one place onto another place |
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weathering |
the process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces |
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mechanical weathering |
breaking down of rock by wind, water, and ice |
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chemical weathering |
a change in minerals as they react with substances in the environment, such as water or oxygen |
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erosion |
the process by which soil and sediments are transferred from one location to another, usually by wind, water, ice, and gravity |
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deposition |
the process of dropping sediments onto a new place after being carried away from another place |
