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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| earth quake | a sudden shaking of the ground due to plate movement |
| dune | a mound of sand formed by the action of wind or water |
| depostion | the act or process by witch sand water sets down sediment |
| delta | an area of land formed by sediment at the mouth of the river |
| crust | the thin outer layer of earth suface |
| core | earths center made up of a liquid outer core and a solid inner core |
| glacier | a large body of accumulated ice and compacted snow |
| igneaus rock | rock formed by the harding of hot malton magma |
| magma | melted, liquid rock beneth earths surface |
| land mass | a large area of land such as a continent |
| land form | a natural formation on earth |
| levee | a rasied area prevents land forms from flooding |
| erosin | the procces of trans porting and wearing away rocks or soil as lose particals |
| convection current | a series of circular motions that occer when heating and cooling happens together |
| island | an area of land smaller than a continent that is surronded by water |
| fossil | the reamin or traces of a plant or animal that has turnd to stone |
| continent | one of yhe main landmasss on earth |
| hot spot | magma in the crust |