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Landforms FC
"Ann Whitney Elementary" - 5th Landforms
Question | Answer |
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the BREAKING DOWN of rock on the surface of the Earth, usually by the force of water, wind, or ice | weathering |
the MOVEMENT of weathered particles by water, wind, or ice | erosion |
the process by which materials that have been eroded are DROPPED in a new place | deposition |
a huge piece of ice that slowly moves across the surface of the Earth and remains frozen during the entire year | glacier |
the shaking of the Earth's crust caused by large pieces of rock underneath the Earth's surface moving against each other | earthquake |
a mountain made from hardened lava, rocks, and ash that erupted from underneath the Earth's surface | volcano |
occurs when gravity pulls down some of the land on the slope of a hill | landslide |
a large, flat area of land at the mouth of a river formed by the deposition of sediments | delta |
the high walls along a river and the river itself | canyon |
a hill of sand formed by the deposition of sand by the wind | sand dune |