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Landforms
5th Grade Vocbulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Delta | a large, flat area of land at the mouth of a river formed by the deposition of sediments |
| Weathering | the breaking down of rock on the surface of the Earth, usually by the force water, wind, or ice |
| Erosion | the movement of weathered particles by water, wind or ice |
| Deposition | the process by which materials that have been eroded are dropped in a new place |
| Glacier | a huge piece of ice that slowly moves across the surface of the Earth and remains frozen during the entire year |
| Earthquake | the shaking of the Earth's crust caused by large pieces of rock underneath the Earth's surface moving against each other |
| Volcano | a mountain made from hardened lava, rocks, and ash that erupted from underneath the Earth's surface |
| Landslide | occurs when gravity pulls down some of the land on the slope of the hill |
| Canyon | the high walls along a river and river itself |
| Sand Dune | a hill a sand formed by the deposition |