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erosion   the movement of materials away from one place  
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mechanical weathering   the breaking of rock into smaller pieces by gravity,ice,plants,and water  
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weathering   a slow destructive process that breaks down rocks  
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chemical weathering   the changing of materials in a rock by chemical processes  
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landslides   occur when gravity quickly pulls rocks and dirt downhill  
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earthquakes   the shaking of Earth's surface caused by the release of energy along a fault  
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volcanoes   an opening in Earth's crust through which steam,lava,and ashes erupt  
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floods   a great low of water over an area of dry land  
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Continental shelf   the extension of the continental crust under the ocean  
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Continental slope   a steep drop off at the edge of the continental shelf  
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Mid ocean ridge   areas of higher elevation that extend the length of the spreading plate boundary,are formed on both sides of the new crust  
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Rift zone   the notch,or valley,between the edges of the plates at a spreading plate boundary  
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Ocean trench   a deep valley that forms when an ocean plate moves below another plate  
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Continental landforms   landforms on the continents  
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Oceanic landforms   landforms underwater  
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Tide   the daily rising and falling in a regular cycle of Earth's waters on it' coast  
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Current   a flow of water in a large body of water  
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Barrier island   a small island along the coastline formed by the deposition of sand  
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Inlet   openings between barrier islands  
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Deep ocean current   a current that flows up and down  
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Surface current   a current mostly caused by wind  
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Resource   a supply that meets a need for materials or energy  
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Conserve   when people use resources wisely  
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