Vocabulary Words for Weathering and Erosion Weathering wetting and drying mass movement Erosion acid (in terms of weathering) creep Mechanical weathering resistance water budget Chemical weathering soil profile evapotranspiration Oxidation topsoil deficit Hydrolysis residual soil surplus Ice wedging/ parent material water storage Frost action Bedrock recharge Exfoliation Humus porosity Jointing Subsoil permeability Impermeable Water table ground water Geyser Mineral springs sink hole Abrasion Solution ...