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33. immature rivers are characterized by U shaped valley
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34. the velocity of a river is usually strongest along the sides
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36. when soil particles and weathered rock are moved from one place, the process is called deposition
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38. more particles are carried by the wind when it blows slowly then when it blows rapidly
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39. loess is a mound of glacial till deposited by the ice and snow
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40. mid-oceanic ridges are also known as subduction zones
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41. variations in the age of rocks near the mid-atlantic ridge suggests divergent boundaries
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43. drumlins are large swaths of dirt and debris pushed ahead of a glacier like a bulldozer pushing dirt
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44. the crust is floating on the denser top mantle layer
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45. the theory of plate tectonics is similar to the theory of continental drift
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46. given enough time, the plates will move around the world and collide again
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47. copper and inner and outer core create the magnetic field surrounding the earth
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48. gravity can cause a large movement of loose rocks called landslides
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49. U shaped valleys characterize immature rivers
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50. A drainage system is the network of gullies, tributaries and streams that drain the area
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51. Oxbow lakes develop because erosion occurs on the inside of a meander
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52. Glacial valleys usually have U shaped sides and are often polished smooth
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53. deposition occurs on the outside of a meandering curve
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54. till is deposited by glaciers
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55. Wave erosion occurs in 2 ways: hydraulics and abrasion
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