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Landslide |
Occurs when gravity pulls down some of the land on the slope of a hill. |
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Volcano |
A mountain made from hardened lava, rocks, and ash that erupted from underneath the Earth's surface. |
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Earthquake |
The shaking of Earth's crust caused by large pieces of rock underneath the Earth's surface moving against each other. |
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Glacier |
A huge piece of ice that slowly moves across the surface of the Earth and remains frozen during the entire year; creates valley. |
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Sand Dune |
A hill of sand formed by the deposition of sand by the wind |
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Delta |
A large, flat area of land at the mouth of a river formed by the deposition of sediments. |
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Canyon |
The high walls along a river and the river itself. |
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Erosion |
The movement of weathered particles by water, wind, or ice. |
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Deposition |
The process by which materials that have been eroded are dropped in a new place. |
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Weathering |
The breaking down of rock on the surface if the Earth, usually by the force of water, wind, or ice. |
