| Vocabulary Word |
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| Weathering |
processes that crumbles, cracks and breaks down rocks |
| Earthquake |
a sudden movement of rocks that make up of Earth's crust, can cause landslides, begins far below the surface of the Earth |
| Flood |
a huge flow of water over land that is usually dry |
| Hurricane |
a violent storm with strong winds and heavy rains; happens along coastlines |
| Erosion |
this occurs when weathered materials are carried away, this usually occurs slowly |
| Glacier |
huge heap of moving ice |
| Landform |
a feature of the Earth's surface |
| Plain |
a wide, flat land; The Great Plains are in the midwest |
| Mountain |
the highest landform, occurs when rocks buried deep below the Earth's slowly rise to the surface |
| Sand dune |
a mound of sand |
| Plateau |
flat land with steep sides, it is higher than the land around it |
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