Weathering- U1 L1 Vocab!

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Erosion is...

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the movement of weathered materials by wind, water, ice, or gravity.

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Deposition is...

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the process in which material is laid down.

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Abrasion is...

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Sand and rock particles can wear away exposed rock surfaces like sand paper.

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Process of rain, wind, and temperature breaking down rocks.

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Weathering

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Sediment is...

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Fragments of material transported and deposited by wind, water, and ice, accumulating in layers on Earth’s surface.

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NOT physical/mechanical weathering?

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Chemical interactions

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Headlands are the land that sticks out into the ocean when a coastline erodes.

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the remaining land that sticks out into the ocean when a coastline is eroded by water

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Arches form in a...

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Headland

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Stacks are a pillar formed when an arch collapses due to gravity and wind erosion.

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a pillar formed when an arch collapses due to gravity and wind erosion.

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Stumps are a type of...

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Stack