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14 Cards in this Set
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landforms
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physical features on the surfact of the earth
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core
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center layer of the earth
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weathering
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the process of breaking rock into sediment
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plate
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rigid blocks of crust and upper mantle rock
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magma
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hot, soft rock from earth's mantle
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erosion
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the process of moving sediment from one place to another
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volcano
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a mountain formed by lava and ash
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deposition
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dropping or depositing sediment in a new location
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fault
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places where pieces of the crust move
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delta
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formation of new land at the mouth of a river where water deposits soil
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crust
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outer layer of the earth
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pangea
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theory that all continents were once one giant joined continent
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mantle
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layer of rock beneath the crust
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fossil
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remains of past life found in sedimentary rock
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