Karteikarten
Denudation
Karten in diesem Stapel (14)
- 1CalciteA white or colourless mineral consisting of calcium carbonate
- 2Calcium carbonateA colourless or white crystalline compound, CaCO3, occurring naturally e.g chalk, limestone, marble
- 3CarbonationType of chemical weathering where limestone is broken down by the carbonic acid in rainwater
- 4DenudationThe wearing down of the Earth's surface by erosion or weathering
- 5DepositionThe laying down of the load transported by water, waves or ice
- 6ErosionThe breakdown and removal of material by water, wind or ice
- 7Freeze-thaw actionType of mechanical weathering where rock is broken down due to water in cracks repeatedly freezing and thawing
- 8KarstA limestone area with surface and underground features made by chemical erosion
- 9MaterialThe matter from which a thing is or can be made
- 10ParticleA minute portion of something
- 11PermeableAllows water to pass through it easily
- 12ProcessA series of actions or steps taken to achieve an end
- 13TransportTo carry from one place to another
- 14WeatheringThe breakdown and decay of rocks by mechanical and chemical processes
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- Beschreibung
- Calcite, Calcium Carbonate, Carbonation, Denudation, Deposition, Erosion, Freeze-Thaw Action, Karst, Material, Particle, Permeable, Process, Transport, Weathering
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- Riona Stevenson
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