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Natural force |
Force of nature that occurs on or within the earth |
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Gravity |
A force that pulls objects towards the earths center |
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Folding |
A process whereby rocks and soil deep in the earth surface slowly push against forcing the earth to rise in a curving way |
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Faulting |
Cracks or breaks at weak points in earths crust |
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Highlands |
A mountain or a region of high mountainous land |
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Glacier |
A huge mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain or through a valley |
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Glacier deposit |
Boulder, rock, and soil left on the earth surface; glacier melted |
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Moraine |
A narrow range of soil, rocks, and boulder deposit by glacier |
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Erosion |
The wearing away of rock and soil; The natural forces that were away our states land and water features is erosion |
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Weathering |
Freezing water inside the cracks of rocks that break the rocks into smaller pieces |
