| A | B |
|---|
| Root pry | Causes cracks in sidewalks that are lined with trees |
| Exfoliation | Causes formation of potholes in street during hot summers |
| Leaching | Process in which rain water carries dissolved mineral deeper into the ground |
| Weathering | Process in which rocks turn into sand,soil and other particles |
| Erosion | Process in which sediments are transported from one place to another |
| Deposition | Laying down of sediments resulting in new formations |
| Soil Profile Order | Humus, topsoil, subsoil, rock fragments, parent (bed)rock |
| Clay | Only soil particle produced by chemical weathering |
| Rill | Small channel that flows into a larger channel |
| Levee | Depositional formation ( water) |
| Alluvial fan | Water deposit formation that forms at the base of a mountain |
| Talus slope | Gravity deposit formation that forms at the base of a mountain |
| Delta | Water deposit formation formed at the mouth of a river |
| Sand bar | Wave deposit formation that touches land on two sides |
| Spit | Wave deposit formation that extends into the water |
| Dune | Wind deposit formation of sand |
| Loess | Wind deposit formation of dust |
| Abrasion | Breaking down of rock particles by other rock particles |
| Deflation | Process of wind carrying away sand |
| Young River | Found in mts,energy, V-shaped valleys |
| Mature River | Gentler slope,meanders,floodplains |
| Old River | Wide flood plains, oxbow lakes, moves slow |
| Carbonation | Limestone dissolves, forming caverns |
| Plant acids | Causes mosses growing on the surface of rocks to produce pits |
