Weathering and erosion key definitions

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This flashcard deck provides the key definitions that you need to know in order to prepare for a test on erosion and weathering. Mark the ones you know for quicker mastery of all definitions.
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Weathering The breakdown of rock in situ by elements of the weather.
Erosion The breakdown and transportation of rock.
Transportation The moving of rock from one place to another.
Mechanical Weathering The physical weathering of rock without chemical alteration.
Chemical Weathering The chemical breakdown of rock by the weather.
Biological Weathering The breakdown of rock by creatures and plants.
Mass Movement The movement of mass amounts of rock by gravity.
Sliding When rock slides quickly down the side of a slope.
Soil Creep Soil moving slowly down a hill due to gravity.
Abrasion The scraping away of a rock by another during transport.
Attrition When the load of a river/sea is eroded by colliding with itself.
Hydraulic Action The erosion of rock by the force of water.
Solution The breakdown of rock by the chemicals carried in water.
Slumping Movement of material downslope with a concave slip plane.
Rockfall Bare rocks (scree) moving down a slope.
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