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What is the dropping of sediments called?
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deposition
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in the past what percentage of earth did continental glaciers cover?
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28 percent
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Which valley glaciers erode bowl shaped basins?
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cirques
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What are bowl shaped basins that result from the pluckin on the side of mountains
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cirques
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Many farmlands of the Midwestern US are on fertile soil that evolved from what type of deposits
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loess
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This type of erosion compares to sandblasting
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abrasion
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When do the agents of erosion drop the sediments
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as the lose energy
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Describe ways that eriosion can be reduced in some high risk areas
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dont build on a steep slope
plant vegetation |
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what are broad step like cuts made into the side of a slope and used to slow the process of erosion
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terracing
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What is the material called that is deposited by the melt water from a glacier
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outwash
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