Process where weathered rocks are transported and deposited in another location by a natural agent such as wind, water, ice, or gravity

Wind can pick up, transport, and deposit great amounts of sediment (small particles only)

Small particles such as clay and silt are lifted and removed

Rock surfaces are blown off by extreme wind

Gravity causes erosion when material falls off cliffs

Streams erode their channels by abrasion and grinding

caused by runoff water (least detrimental)

water flows through very small paths down a hill

Water flows through a wide channel (most detrimental)

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Glaciers pick up pieces of Earth's landscape and deposit it when they melt (can move boulders)

a mixture of decomposing organic matter, such as manure and rotting plants, that is used as fertilizer and soil conditioner

the process by which eroded material is dropped onto a surface, building up layers of sediment

the process by which human activities or climate changes make arid (dry) or semiarid places more like a desert

the process by which rocks break down into smaller pieces but do not change composition

the surface layer of th esoil, which is usually richer in organic matter than the subsoil is

Process by which rocks break down and change

Process where rocks break into smaller pieces with no change in their composition

the repeated thawing and freezing of water in the cracks of rocks

igneous rock becomes exposed through uplift and erosion

pieces of uplifted rock are weathered and chipped away

organism cause mechanical weathering, (plant roots and burrowing animals)

rocks undergo changes in their composition, the process by which rocks dissolve or break down as a result of chemical reactions

the reaction of oxygen with metal in rocks (rusting & statue of liberty)

Water + carbon dioxide makes carbonic acid. This acid dissolves rock and forms stalactites and stalagmites

when different types of rock weather at different rates

lose covering of rock particles and humus

decaying organic matter

source of mineral matter in soils

the ability of soil to support plant life

soil type with the largest particle size

soil type with the smallest particle size

soil type with a medium particle size

the vertical sequence of soil layers

the distinct layers in a soil profile