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Earth's Landforms G6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| continental drift | The movement of continental plates |
| delta | A triangle-shaped piece of land built from soil deposited at the mouth of a river |
| deposition | The process of dropping, or depositing, sediment in a new location |
| erosion | The natural process of moving sediment; shapes Earth's surface |
| fault | A crack in Earth's crust where a huge mass of rock, such as a plate, is in motion |
| floodplain | A landform of level ground made up of sediment deposited by a river or stream |
| Landform | The shape of part of Earth's surface Examples are plains, mountains, and hills. |
| Lava | Magma that has broken through Earth's crust and is on the surface. |
| magma | Melted rock within Earth |
| plate tectonics | The theory that Earth's surface is divided into several major, slow- moving plates or pieces |
| Weathering | The process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces through heat, water, or other means |