SCIENCE LESSON 3 AND 4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 WEATHERING | PROCESS THROUGHT WHICH ROCKS OR OTHER MATERIALS ARE BROKEN DOWN |
| PHYSICAL WEATHERING | CAUSED BY PUSHING, PULLING, RUBBING, OR TEMP CHANGES |
| CHEMICAL WEATHERING | OCCURS WHEN CHEMICALS BREAK DOWN ROCKS. EXAMPLE: ACID RAIN |
| EROSION | PROCESS THROUGH WHICH WEATHERED ROCK IS MOVED FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER |
| LANDSLIDE | MOVEMENT OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF ROCK AND SOIL DOWN A SLOPE |
| GLACIER | LARGE MASS OF SLOWLY FLOWING ICE |
| DEPOSITION | PROCESS BY WHICH ERODED MATERIALS ARE DROPPED OFF IN ANOTHER PLACE |
| MEANDERS | GENTLE LOOPS, SOMETIMES FORM IN RIVERSWITH SLOW MOVING WATER |
| SEDIMENT | PARTICLES OF SOIL AND ROCK THAT ARE CARRIED ALONG IN WATER |
| FLOOD PLAIN | A PLACE THAT IS EASILY FLOODED WHEN RIVER RISES |
| BARRIER ISLANDS | PROTECT COASTLINE FROM EROSION |
| TSUNAMI | SERIES OF HUGE WAVES CAUSED BY AN EARTHQUAKE BENEATH THE OCEAN |
| LEVEE | WALL OR LARGE MOUND OF EARTH BUILT ALONG A RIVER TO PREVENT FLOODING |
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