natural process
process that takes place without human involvement
cyclogenesis
naming
wear
damaging, gradual removal or deformation of material at solid surfaces
vision
imagined depiction, either in a fully conscious or altered consciousness state
deposition
geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or land mass
frontogenesis
meteorological process of producing weather fronts
lipid metabolism
chemical reactions and pathways involving lipids
deglaciation
transition from full glacial conditions during ice ages, to warm interglacials
erosion
action of exogenic processes which remove soil and rock from one location on the Earth's crust, then transport it to another location where it is deposited
deflation
removal of loose, fine-grained particles by wind
anticyclogenesis
development of anticyclonic circulation
evolution
gradual change
Freshwater salinization
Salty runoff contaminating freshwater ecosystems
vegetation infill of a lake
geomorphological process
ablation
geological process
Ligation (molecular biology)
technique for joining DNA molecules in molecular biology
infiltration
process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil
Seabed gouging by ice
process that occurs when floating ice features drift into shallower areas and their bottom comes into contact with and drags along a softer seabed
geological process
physical process that pertains to Earth
geomorphological process
physical and chemical interactions between the Earth's surface and the natural forces acting upon it to produce landforms
staling
chemical and physical process in bread and other foods that reduces their palatability
sericitic alteration
process of mineral alteration
martensitic transformation
transformation from austenite to martensite