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25 Cards in this Set
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Natural land shape or feature
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Landform
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large, thick sheet of ice
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Glacier
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process that creates landforms
ex. volcano |
Constructive Force
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process that destroys landforms
ex. hurricane, tornado, earthquake |
Destructive Force
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anything that causes rocks to wear down or break apart
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Weathering
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the movement of sediments and soil by wind, water, and gravity
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Erosion
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the dropping, depositing, of sediments by water, wind, or ice
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Deposition
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mass movements of land due to gravity
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Landslide
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the top of mountains can change, destroys forests and buries fields, changes weather patterns, can happen under the ocean
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Volcanic eruptions
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vibrations on Earth's surface caused by sudden movement in the Earth; some cause a little damage and others cause a lot
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Earthquakes
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rapid erosion can take place and move soil and sediments away
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Floods
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a deep valley with steep slides
ex. Grand Canyon |
Canyon
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"Flat" area between mountains
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Valley
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a mountain made of lave, ash or other materials from eruptions
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Volcano
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higher than the surrounding land
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Mountain range
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lower than mountains and have rounded slopes
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Hills
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large, low flat areas
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Plains
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a sand hill that is made and shaped by the wind
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Sand dune
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an area of new land at the mouth of a river
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Delta
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a large hole
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Sinkhole
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blocks of crust and upper mantle rock that fit together like puzzle pieces
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Plates
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point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
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Epicenter
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break in Earth's crust
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Fault
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melted, molten, rock beneath Earth's surface
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Magma
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molten rock that reaches Earth's surface
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Lava
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