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Sarah Science 9/23

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____________ is the process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves pieces of rock and soil.   Erosion  
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When rock__________________, or broken into smaller and smaller pieces and often carried away by water, wind, or ice.   Weathered  
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__________, _____________, and _________________carry away weathered rock or soil to another place.   Rivers, Streams, and Runoff  
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_______________________ moving streams and rivers carry big and small rocks downstream.   Fast  
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______________________ moving water carries smaller rocks and soil downstream.   Slow  
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Moving water can also cause__________________ carrying the soil away to a different location   Soil Erosion  
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Sometimes a side of a hill is washed away by running water. The soil and rocks move down the hill in a ______________________   Landslide  
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_______________ are large valleys created by a river or stream   Canyons  
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Strong________________________ can move sand, small rocks, and soil from one place to another.   Wind  
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______________ both weather and erode. Ice moving over rock breaks them down into smaller pieces (weather) and carries them away (erosion).   Glaciers  
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Eroded soil and rocks are____________________ when water slows down or stops, when wind dies down or stops, when wind dies down or stops blowing, and when glaciers melt.   Deposited  
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Where a river meets an ocean or lake is called the____________ of the river.   Mouth  
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Soil carried by a river is deposited at the mouth and new land is formed. This new soil rich land is known as a _____________   Delta  
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______________________ are large deposits of sand dropped when the wind stopped blowing.   Sand Dunes  
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A__________________ is the rock and soil left behind by a melting glacier.   Morraine  
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Glaciers pick up rocks and dirt that travel along with the glacier until it eventually melts and is left behind as_______________   Till  
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________________ is the wearing down of______________ into smaller and smaller pieces.   Weathering, Rock  
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Some causes of weathering are ______________ in the cracks in rock______________ and_____________________   Water, Freezing, Expanding  
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Plant_________________ growing into rocks (also cause weathering)   Roots  
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_______________ running over rocks, causing the rocks to hit one another and _________________ into smaller pieces (also causes weathering)   Water, Break  
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Wind carrying___________________ that wears away rock (also causes weathering)   Sand  
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____________________ dissolved in water forming an acid that eats holes in the rock (also causes weathering)   Carbon dioxide  
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_________________ in glaciers rubbing against the rock underneath (also causes weathering)   Rock  
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