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Earth

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Levee A ridge or raised area of land that prevents a river from overflowing.
Landmass A large area of land such as a continent.
Island An area of land smallar than a continent that is surrounded by water
Landform A natural formation on earths surface such as a valley,plateau,mountain,plain,hill,or glacier.
Glacier A large body of accumulated ice and snow that is found yaer round and that moves slowly downhill.
Igneous rock Rock formed by the hardening of hot,molten magma.
Continent One of th main landmasses on earth such as Africa,Asia,or North America
Earthquake A sudden movement of the ground due to plate movement.
Delta An area of land formed by sediment at the mouth of a river.
Erosion The process of transporting and wearing away rock or soil as loose particals are moved by water,wind,ice,or gravity.
Fossil The remains or traces of a plant or animal that turned to stone overtime.
Deposition Wind or water that erodes sediment.
Dune A mound of sand formed by the action of wind or water.
Magma Melted liquid rock beneath the earths crust.
Convection Current A series of circular motions that occur in substances when heating and cooling happen together.
Crust The outside layer of the earth.
Core The center of the earth.
Sedimentary Rock Rock formed when sediment is compacted
Rock Cycle The series of changes that rock undergoes as it shifts between different forms.
Plate Tectonics The theory that the plates of earhths crust move due to the movement of magma in earths mantle.
Weathering The process of wearing away or otherwise changing earths surface from exposure to natural forces.
Moraine A pile of soil and rocks scraped up and deposited by a glacier as it recedes.
Metamorphic Rock Rock formed by exposing igneous or sedimentary rock to extreme heat or pressure.
Mantle The semi-solid layer of earth that lies between the crust and the core.
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