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a hill of sand formed by the deposition of sand by the wind |
sand dune |
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the high walls along a river and the river itself |
canyon |
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a large, flat area of land at the mouth of a river formed by the deposition of sediments |
delta |
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occurs when gravity pulls down some of the land on the slope of a hill |
landslide |
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a mountain made from hardened lava, rocks, and ash that erupted from underneath the Earth's surface |
volcano |
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the shaking of the Earth's crust caused by large pieces of rock underneath the Earth's surface moving against each other |
earthquake |
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a huge piece of ice that slowly moves across the surface of the Earth and remains frozen during the entire year |
glacier |
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the process by which materials that have been eroded are dropped in a new place |
deposition |
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the movement of weathered particles by water, wind, or ice |
erosion |
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the breaking down of rock on the surface of the Earth, usually by the force of water, wind, or ice |
weathering |
