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| Weathering (chemical+mechanical) |
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Physical processes and Chemical processes that change the characteristics of rock on or near the earth's surface.
-Mechanical (Processes that break into smaller pieces)
-Chemical (occurs when rock is changed into a new substance as a result of interaction) |
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| The solid rock portion of the earth's suraface. |
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| Surrounds the core which has several layers. |
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| The thin layer of rock in Earth's surface. |
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| The idea that all the continents were joined and then split apart a million years ago. "Pangea" |
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| Enormous moving pieces of the Earth's lithosphere. |
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| A large,long-lasing mass of ice that moves because of gravity. |
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| Wind blown silt and cla sediment that produce very fertile soil. |
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| A zone around the rim of the pacific ocean, the location of the vast majority of active volcanoes. |
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| Occurs when weathered material is moved by the action of wind, water, ice or gravity |
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| A factor of Soil; the difference in elevation of a landform fromm its lowest point to its highest point. |
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| The point direcly above the focus on the Earth's surface. |
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| Fracture's in the Earth's crust. |
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| A rverbed that stays dry except during the rainy seasons. |
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| A giant wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake. |
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