Geology Terms 0.0 / 5 ? AllGeology TermsA2/A-levelAll boards Created by: LouiseLewCreated on: 14-02-20 11:20 Abrasion Rocks rub and erode each other, like how cliffs erode wiht waves. 1 of 19 Aeolian Transported by the wind 2 of 19 Argillaceous Jagged 3 of 19 Attrition Rock grains hitting each other and becoming rounded. 4 of 19 Bedding Layers of sediment, types = Ripple marks, Crossbedding, Graded bedding, Salt suedomorphs. 5 of 19 Biological weathering Weathering from living things (burrowing) 6 of 19 Carbonation A type of chemical weathering 7 of 19 Cementation Cement keeps the grains together 8 of 19 Chalk Mineral made as calcite 9 of 19 Chemical limestone Made chemically rather than dead 10 of 19 Conglomerate Rounded 11 of 19 Desert sandstone A rock made of mostly quartz and iron oxide 12 of 19 Desiccation cracks Where mudstone expands and shrinks and sediment fills in the cracks 13 of 19 Erosion Takes the weakest part away from a rock 14 of 19 Flash Floods A flood caused a large amount of rainfall 15 of 19 Flood plain Flat land where the water goes when a river floods 16 of 19 Fossiliferous limestone Limestone with fossils in it 17 of 19 Frost shattering Where water gets into cracks and expand into ice 18 of 19 Graded bedding The largest grains are below the smaller ones 19 of 19
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