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mechanical weathering
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The type os weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces.
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chemical weathering
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The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes
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abrasion
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The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind.
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ice wedging
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process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands
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oxidation
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A chemical change in which a substance combines with oxygen, as when iron forms rust.
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permeable
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Characteristic of a material full of tiny, connected air spaces that water can seep through
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soil
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The loose, weathered material on Earths surface in which plants grow
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bedrock
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the solid rock beneath the soil
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decomposer
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An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
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soil conservation
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the management of soil to prevent its destruction
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