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1 when erosion by water occurs, the first thing that happens is:
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water flows over land as runoff
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2 an agent of erosion that carries particles through the air is:
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wind
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3 when mass wasting occurs
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soil is pulled slowly downhill
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4 the slowest type of mass wasting is
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soil creep
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5 when erosion occurs
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weathered rock is moved to another site
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6 when compared to deposition erosion is
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opposite of deposition
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7 how does a spit differ from a sandbar
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spits are connected to a shoreline
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9 the Great Lakes formed because of
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glaciers
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10 drainage basins are separated from each other by
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divide
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11 lateral moraines are located
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at the sides of a glacier
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14 as stranded ice blocks left by a glacier melt they form
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a kettle lake
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15 an agent of erosion is a
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force that relocates sediments
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16 which is not found in an immature river
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a u shaped valley
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17 hydraulics is a force used to erode rocks by
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waves
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18 the most active agent of erosion found in deserts and farms would be
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wind
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19 loess deposits are fertile deposits made by
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wind
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20 when a river developed an alluvial fan the river
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decreases in speed and carries less sediment
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21 the crust of the earth
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floats on the asthenosphere
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22 iron and nickel make up the
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core
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23 the average thickness of the mantle is
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about 2800 km
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24 life on earth exists on or within the
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crust only
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25 the inner most layer of the earth is
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core
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26 strike slips boundaries occur where 2 plates
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slide past one another
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27 according to the most wide spread hypothesis, the source of the forces that move the plates is
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convection currents
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28 both plates can buckle upward when
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2 continental plates collide
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