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LAND AND WATER
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| weathering | the breacking down of rocks coused by water wind and ice DESTRUCTIVE |
| erosion | when land or rocks are moved by water wind and ice and plants becuse the roots hold the land in place |
| deposition | when land is deposited in a new locashon occurs after eroshen moves land CONSTRUCTIVE |
| delta | deposition at the mouth of a river or stream |
| volcanic eropshons | lava cooled rocks can build new land can form island from underwater volcano lava can destroy living thing forest plants homes buildings in it path gases and smoke from volcanic eropshions can destroy living things for miles |
| floods | floods leave rich soil behind after the water recedes can cause deposition floods can cause eroshen which moves soil and land destroy homes and buildings. |
| landslides | can cause deposition and can cause erosion can destroy bildings power lines and gas lines |
| folding | when the earths plates push together and the land folders up forming a mountan |
| weathering | breacking apart of rocks |
| 2 things that can cause eroshen | water wind ice landslides people |
| 2 things that cause weathering | water wind ice plants chemicals |