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