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Chapter 5 Vocabulary

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The transfer of rock and soil downslope due to gravity is called a __________
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_______occurs when rock or rock fragments fall freely through the air
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The process where there are many freeze thaw cycles that break rock into smaller pieces
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A vertical section through all the soil horizons is called a ____________
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A ______is a downward movment of a block of material along a curved surface
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Soil varies in composition, structure, and color at different depths, these variations divide the soil into zones known as________
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_____is the part of the regolith that supports the growth of plants
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____________weathering is hte transformation of rock into one or more new compounds
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______are flow that move relatively slowly from about a millimeter per day to several meters per day
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Weathering produces a layer of rock and mineral fragments called_______
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Slabs of outer rock separate like the layers of an onion and break loose in a process called________
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sections of rock that are wedged loose and tumble into large piles at the base of rocky, steep cliffs.
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________are found in the drier western US in areas that have grasses and brush vegetation.
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A flow that moves quickly and involves a mixture of soil, rock and water...it may have the consistency of wet concrete.
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________occurs when physical forces break rocks into smaller and smaller pieces without changing the mineral composition of the rock
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The slowest type of mass movement is _______which usually travels only a few millimeters or centimeters per year.
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Slides that include segments of bedrock are called________
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______form in hot, wet tropical areas.
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_________usually form in temperate areas that receive more than 63 cm of rain each year
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