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Ice wedging
A type of physical weathering that occurs when rainwater or melted ice soaks into tiny cracks in a rock and freezes.
exfoliation
a physical weathering which involves the breaking or peeling of rock in layers.
talus
Huge piles of rock.
carbonic acid
a weak acid produced when carbon dioxide in the air dissolves in rain or groundwater.
Oxidation
When oxygen in air and water reacts with minerals.
Erosion
when wind or running water carry away the rock fragments.
Headwaters
the source of a river.
Load
The material carried by a stream.
Drainage system
A relatively large stream and any smaller streams that flow into it.
Oxbow lake
A crescent shaped body of water.
Delta
A fan shaped or triangular deposit extending from the mouth of the river into the sea.
Caverns
Limestone formations filled with various passageways and large caves.
