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Types of erosion
- 5. Chemical Weathering Chemicals in rainwater dissolve a type of rock called limestone over a long period of time.
- 6. Oxidation Is the interaction between oxygen molecules and all the different substances they may contact, from metal to living tissue
- 7. Acid Rain Rain that contains unhealthy amounts of acid is called acid rain. .
- 8. Alluvial fan Shallow, flat area formed where a deep fast moving stream slows down, widens and deposits its sediment Hint: comes down a mountain
- 9. Delta Triangle- shaped area at the mouth of a river formed when the river reaches its base level, slows down, and deposits its sediment.
- 10. Floodplain Broad, flat area surrounding a stream, close enough in elevation so that occasional flooding occurs.
- 17. Tidal Action The alternating rise and fall of the ocean’s surface level, caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun on Earth.