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All the PROCESSES that BREAK ROCK into SMALLER PIECES.
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Weathering
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All the processes that break apart rock WITHOUT changing it's chemical makeup. It changes its size and shape.
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Physical Weathering
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A kind of physical weathering in which the daily FREEZING and MELTING of water causes large rocks to break up into samller pieces.
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FROST Action
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All the processes that break apart rock by changing its CHEMICAL makeup.
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Chemical Weathering
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The MOVEMENT OF WEATHERED ROCK from one place to another.
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Erosion
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What are agents of erosion?
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Water, Ice and wind because they carry away weathered materials.
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Water from RAIN and melting SNOW that FLOWS OVER the earths SURFACE.
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Runoff
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A deep VALLEY with steep sides.
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Canyon
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The materials CARRIED BY the Agents of Erosion (Sand, Soil and Rock)
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Sediments
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The DROPPINGS of sediments by the agents of erosion.
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Deposition
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A FAN shaped LANDMASS formed by the sediments deposited at the mouth of a RIVER.
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Delta
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Large SLOW MOVING MASSES OF ICE
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Glaciers
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Something that BLOCKS the force of WIND.
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Wind Break
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A PILE OF SAND formed by the deposition of wind CARRIED SAND.
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Sand Dunes
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