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13 Cards in this Set
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Mulch |
An organic material that helps protect soil from eroding agents. |
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Physical Weathering |
Rocks break down into smaller pieces. *When plant roots grows in cracked rocks, it causes them to break apart. |
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Rust |
When iron in rocks reacts with oxygen in the presence of water rust will form. |
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Moss |
a type of plant that grows on dry rocks and releases weak acids that dissolves minerals. |
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acid rain |
when water mixes with excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, acid rain forms |
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chemical weathering |
The process by which minerals in rocks change.
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erosion |
the natural movement of weathered material from one place to another |
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deposition |
the process by which weathered material is added to a land mass where the material accumulates. (Builds up) |
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sand dunes |
In deserts, the sand carried away by the wind piles up, forming sand dunes. |
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delta |
triangular mass of land |
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plain |
a flat lowland with little or no elevation |
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waterfall |
vertical stream at the edge of a river |
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valley |
wide and elongated lowland between uplands |
