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11 Cards in this Set
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Forces of nature that were involved in shaping the land and water features |
Folding, faulting, glaciers, water, erosion, and volcanoes |
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Some mountain chains found in PA |
Appalachian, Allegheny, Pocono, Laurel Highlands, and Mt Davis |
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Glaciers |
Large masses of moving ice |
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Folding process |
How mountains are formed by a force under the earth’s surface pushing upwards |
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Erosion |
A process by which soil and small rocks are worn away |
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Gravity |
The force that pulls objects toward the earths center |
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Weathering |
A process in which freezing water in the cracks of rock breaks into smaller pieces |
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Faulting |
The break in the earths crust that can cause landforms to form |
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Moraine |
A narrow ridge of soil, rocks and boulders |
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Ridge |
A long, narrow landform rising steeply above the surrounding land |
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Highlands |
Group of high mountainous land in southwest Pennsylvania |
