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- 1Foldingthe process that bends and twist rocks due to compression
- 2• AnticlineRock with a downward slope
- 3• Reverse Faultthe hanging wall appears to have been pushed up along the footwall.
- 4• Grabenearths crust lying in between two faults
- 5• Denudationthe exposing or laying bare of rock by erosive processes.
- 6• Mechanical Weatheringis the process of breaking big rocks into little ones.
- 7• Landformsa natural feature of the earth's surface
- 8• Geomorphologythe study of the physical features of the surface of the earth and their relation to its geological structures.
- 9*• Changes in Temperaturea process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes
- 10*• Salt Crystal GrowthThe growth of a crystal, which involves diffusion of the molecules of a substance
- 11*• Release of PressureOverlaying rock that is removed , which causes underlying rocks to expand and fracture parallel to the surface.
- 12*• Hydrolysisthe chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water.
- 13*• Avalanchea mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
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