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17 Cards in this Set
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Mountain
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High, uplifted area with steep slopes
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Canyon
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V-shaped valley eroded by a river
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Plateau
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Nearly level area that has been uplifted
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Dune
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mound, hill or ridge of wind blown sand
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Valley
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Low area between hills and mountains often where a river flows
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Meander
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A curve or loop in a river
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Plain
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Nearly level area that has been eroded or been deposited on
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Floodplain
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land that gets flooded
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Beach
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land near water
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Delta
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Fan shaped deposit at mouth of river
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Pithouse
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House built from earth materials
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levee
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embankment or mound along a river
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Weathering
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breaking small pieces into smaller pieces
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Physical weathering
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breaking down things physically
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Cemical wheathering
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the changing of rocks into new substances
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Acids
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chemicals breaking down or chaning things
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Carbanation
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make the bubbles in fizzy drinks
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