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16 Cards in this Set
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weathering |
the breaking of rocks into pieces |
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mechanical weathering |
breaking rocks without changing the chemical composition |
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chemical weatehring |
involves water, air, and other substances reacting with minerals in teh rocks |
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sediments |
bits and pieces of rocks, soil, insects, and animals that have been transported |
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floodplain |
the broad flat valley floor cut by a stream |
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water that collects underground |
ground water |
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permeable |
soil or rock through which water can pass |
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aquifer |
layer of rock that transmits water freely |
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water table |
upper surface of the area where all pores in the rock are filled with water |
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abrasion |
wind that removes surface minerals |
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dunes |
fine wind deposited sediments |
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What are the three mass movements |
landslides, mudslides, slumps, creeps |
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density |
the amount of mass in a certain volume (g/ml) or (g/cm3). D=M/V |
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mass |
the amount of matter an object contains (g) |
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Volume |
the amount of space an object takes up (ml) or (cm3) |
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weight |
the force of gravity on an object |
