The process that breaks down rocks and other substances

Process by which bits of broken rock are carried away

The materials moved by erosion

When erosion lays down sediment

Type of weathering where rock is broken down through violent contact/ impacts

Process where rocks are broken down through dissolving/ eating away of rocks

Animals dig underground and loosen and break rocks

This can be described as frost wedging

This occurs when roots crack rocks as they grow into them

When rocks act like sandpaper on other rocks

Weathers rock by dissolving it, most common cause of chemical weathering

Causes iron to rust, copper to turn green and silver to turn black

Some plants produce acids that eat away at rocks

Due to pollution, fires and volcanic eruptions, when precipitation becomes acidic

This is when much rocks and dry sediment move downhill rapidly.

This is when rocks, water and sediment move downhill rapidly

Term for rocks with many tiny air sacs/ holes that allow water to seep through it

Mass movement where large amounts of rocks and sediment fall TOGETHER in one large section

Climate with the fastest weathering

Besides weathering, this is the general cause for all mass movements

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