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15 Cards in this Set
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weathering
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process that breaks down rocks
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MECHANICAL WEATERING
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OCCURS WHEN ROCKS ARE BROKEN APART
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ICE WEDGING
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OCCURS IN TEMPERATE AND COLD CLIMATES
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CHEMICAL WEATHERING
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OCCURS WHEN CHEMICAL REACTIONS DISSOLVE
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OXIDATION
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OCCURS WHEN SOME MATERIALS EXPOSED TO OXYGEN AND WATER
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CLIMATE
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IS THE PATTERN OF WEATHER
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SOIL
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MIXTURE OF WEATHERED ROCK
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HUMUS
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SERVES AS A SOURCE OF NUTRITION
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HORIZONS
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DIFFERENT LAYERS OF SOIL
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SOIL PROFILE
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ALL THE HORIZONS OF SOIL
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LITTER
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CONSISTS OF LEAVES TWIGS AND OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL
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LEACHING
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THE REMOVAL OF MINERALS
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NO TILL FARMING
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PLANT SEEDS WITHOUT PLOWING
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CONTOUR FARMING
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REDUCES SOIL EROSION
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TERRACING
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METHOD IN WHICH OF FORMING FLAT AREAS TO RESEMBLE STEPS
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