Surface Processes Unit Study Guide

The chemical or mechanical process that breaks down and changes rock on or near earth’s surface.

The process that breaks down rock and minerals into smaller pieces but does not change chemical composition parent rock = daughter rock.

A mechanical process that occurs when water repeatedly freezes and thaws in the cracks of rocks often resulting in the rocks splitting apart

the mechanical process in which outer rocks layers are stripped away, often resulting in dome-shaped formulas

The Process by which roots and minerals undergo change in their composition due to chemical reactions with agents such as acids, water

The removal and transport of weathered materials from one location to another

The process in which eroded materials over deposited in a new location

The erosion by running water in small channel’s on the side of a slop

evolved from rill erosion channels become deeper and wider

A loose covering of weathered rock and decayed organic matter overlying Earth’s bedrock and is characterized by its texture, fertility and color composition is determined by its parent rock and environmental conditions

Soil that develops from the weather of bedrock parent material directly below it

Soil that develops from parent material that has been transported far from its place or origin

A Vertical sequence of soil layers: O-Horizon, A-Horizon, B-Horizon, C-Horizon