Final Answer:
The vocabulary terms to fill in the table are:
Top row (left to right):
- Weathering
- Erosion
- Deposition
Second row (left to right):
- Mechanical weathering
- Chemical weathering
- Mass wasting
Third row (left to right):
- Abrasion
- Hydrolysis
- Oxidation
Fourth row (left to right):
- Ice wedging
- Carbonation
- Exfoliation
Vocabulary list (matching):
- Weathering → Breaks down rocks at or near Earth’s surface
- Erosion → Transports weathered material
- Deposition → Drops sediment in new location
- Mechanical weathering → Physical breakdown without changing composition
- Chemical weathering → Breaks down rock by chemical reactions
- Mass wasting → Downhill movement of rock/soil under gravity
- Abrasion → Rock particles wear away surfaces
- Hydrolysis → Reaction with water that changes minerals
- Oxidation → Reaction with oxygen (e.g., rust)
- Ice wedging → Water freezes in cracks, expands, breaks rock
- Carbonation → Weak acid (carbonic acid) dissolves rock (e.g., limestone)
- Exfoliation → Outer layers peel off due to pressure release
*(Note: Exact matching depends on column headers “Definition”, “Process”, “Examples”, etc., but based on standard rock cycle vocabulary and typical worksheet layout, this is the correct set.)*
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