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Weathering erosion |
The process that breaks down rocks into smaller and smaller fragments and transports them from one place to another |
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mechanical erosion |
Breaking apart from rocks without changing their chemical composition |
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Examples of mechanical weathering |
Plants, gravity ,abrasion,ice wedging and exfoliation |
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Examples of chemical weathering |
When some type of liquid chemically changes a rock or substance into a new substance |
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Warm |
More chemical weathering due to the increased rainfall |
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Cold |
More mechanical weathering due to the heat and cold relations with water and rocks |
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Soil and dirt |
Forms from a mixture of broken rocks and organic matter |
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Floodplains |
Area over which a river meanders the meanders are confined to |
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Meander |
Curves in a river or stream |
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Cut Bank |
Where the water is moving the fastest and actively |
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Point bar |
Where water slows down and settlement is deposited |
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Delta |
Where is a river or stream opens up into a large body of water |
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Cone of depression |
A dip in the water table caused by pumping out of underground from a well |
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Barrier island |
Massive pile of sand that is created by the wind and waves pushing sediment towards the main coastline |
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Estuary |
Where a river meets the ocean |
