| A | B |
| WEATHERING | process by which rocks are broken into smaller pieces |
| EROSION | the movement of weathered materials mostly by water |
| PHYSICAL WEATHERING | the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces by wind, water, sand, ice, or living things |
| CHEMICAL WEATHERING | rock materials change in different substances ex. rock- clay; caused mainly by acid rain, moss, lichens |
| OXIDE | chemical weathering where oxygen reacts with other substances to form rust |
| GRAVITY | causes movement of mudslides, landslides, etc. |
| DIAGRAMS FROM TEXTBOOK CHAPT 8 | the things I will look at to make all these terms make sense |
| SEDIMENTS | small pieces of weathered rock |
| PLANTS | help prevent erosion |