7.8B Changes to Texas Land VOCABULARY LIST #6. Chemical Weathering The chemical breakdown of rocks...

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7.8B Changes to Texas Land VOCABULARY LIST #6

Transcript of 7.8B Changes to Texas Land VOCABULARY LIST #6. Chemical Weathering The chemical breakdown of rocks...

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7.8B Changes to Texas LandVOCABULARY LIST #6

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Chemical WeatheringThe chemical breakdown of rocks and minerals into new substances

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Mechanical Weathering

The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by physical means

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Ice WedgingThe process of mechanical weathering in which water seeps into a crack in a rock during warm weather and then freezes during cold weather; when it expands, the ice pushes against the sides of the crack and forces it open wider.

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OxidationA chemical reaction in which an element combines with oxygen to form an oxide; a common form of weathering.

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LandformAny natural formation of rock and dirt found on Earth

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BioticDescribe the part of the environment made up of organisms and the organic matter they produce

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AbioticDescribes the physical, or nonliving, part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature.