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Sci Explosion ch 2
Science Explosion v4, chapter 2
Question | Answer |
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carbonic acid | A weak acid formed from water and carbon dioxide |
deflation | The action of the wind blowing and picking up loose sediment and carrying it away |
delta | The area at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited |
deposition | This occurs when wind, water, or ice drops sediment and rocks in a new location. |
dust storms | Storms caused by wind blowing small, loose particles high into the air |
erosion | The action of weathered material moving from one location to another |
glaciers | Ice formations formed where layers of unmelted snow compact into ice |
humus | Decayed organic material found in soil |
load | The sediment that a stream carries |
loam | Soil that has properties of all three soil particles-sand, silt, and clay |
mass movement | Erosion that occurs where gravity is the primary factor |
moraine | The pile of sediment deposited by a glacier as it melts and recedes |
pedologist | A scientist who studies soil |
plucking | The action of a glacier pulling a huge piece of bedrock loose as the glacier slides down a mountain |
sandstorms | Storms caused by wind blowing sand particles along the ground |
sediment | Small particles produced by the weathering of rocks |
soil | The loose material at the surface of the earth |
stalactites | A cave formation that hangs from the ceiling of a cave; made from the dripping of dissolved calcite |
stalagmites | A cave formation that builds on the floor of a cave; made from the drippings of dissolved calcite |
texture | The amount of each kind of particle in a soil sample |
weathering | The process of breaking down rocks |