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Changing Earth Vocab
Earth changing processes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gravity | the force that pulls things back to Earth |
| mountain building | when two layers of crust press together |
| glacial moraine | ill made up of sediments deposited by a glacier |
| deposition | when sediment is dropped in another place |
| weathering | the process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces |
| sand dune | sediment that can build and form hills |
| erosion | when sediment is carried to another place |
| fault | cracks in the Earth's surface |
| delta | build of sediment along the mouth of a river |
| earthquake | when two crustal plates rub together |