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21 Cards in this Set
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An area that is almost completely surrounded by land is a?
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Bay
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What is a deep narrow valley with very high sides called?
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Canyon
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A hollow area in the earth is?
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Cave
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When the land that holds cracks together moves and causes the land around the cracks to shake it is an....
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Earthquake
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A very large piece of ice that moves slowly over the land is a....
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Glacier
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A piece of land that is completely surrounded by water is an
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Island
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Land that stands very tall and is steep and rocky is a....
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Mountain
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a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides and connected to the mainland on one side is a...
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Peninsula
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piles of loose grains of sands that are built up by the wind is a....
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Sand Dune
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A mountain with an opening at the top is a.....
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Volcano
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What is the largest canyon in the world?
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The Grand Canyon
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Two patterns that form on the wall of caves?
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Popcorn and Straw Patterns
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a cold, snowy area in the the world where the ice is almost 3 miles thick
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Antarctica
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the longest chain of islands in the world
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The Hawaiian Islands
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A word that means "almost island"
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Peninsula
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formed when water moves through tiny cracks in large rocks
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A Cave
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formed when falling snow does not melt
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A glacier
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formed when icy water moved rock to different areas, creating mounds of rocks
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A mountain
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formed by water that moves through the bottom of a valley, wearing away the sides
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A canyon
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formed by ocean waves that crash against a shore for a very long time, creating a curved area of water
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A bay
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Hot rocks push through the ocean floor to form this....
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An island.
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