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Changing Earth Vocab
Earth changing processes
Term | Definition |
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gravity | the force that pulls things back to Earth |
mountain building | when two layers of crust press together |
glacial moraine | ill made up of sediments deposited by a glacier |
deposition | when sediment is dropped in another place |
weathering | the process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces |
sand dune | sediment that can build and form hills |
erosion | when sediment is carried to another place |
fault | cracks in the Earth's surface |
delta | build of sediment along the mouth of a river |
earthquake | when two crustal plates rub together |