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Ch. 2 (S5E1)

Constructive and Destructive Processes

TermDefinition
LANDFORM A NATURAL LAND SHAPE OR FEATURE
TOPOGRAPHY SURFACE LANDFORMS OF AN AREA
SAND DUNE A HILL OF SAND, MADE AND SHAPED BY WIND
WEATHERING THE PROCESS OF WEARING AWAY ROCKS BY NATURAL MEANS
EROSION THE PROCESS OF MOVING SEDIMENT BY WIND, MOVING WATER, OR ICE
DELTA AN AREA OF NEW LAND AT THE MOUTH OF A RIVER, FORMED FROM SEDIMENTS CARRIED BY THE RIVER
SINKHOLE A LARGE HOLE FORMED WHEN THE ROOF OF A CAVE COLLAPSES
PLATE A SECTION OF EARTH'S CRUST AND MANTLE THAT FITS TOGETHER WITH OTHER SECTIONS LIKE PUZZLE PIECES
EARTHQUAKE A SHAKING OF EARTH'S SURFACE, CASED BY MOVEMENT OF ROCK IN THE CRUST
EPICENTER THE POINT ON EARTH'S SURFACE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE FOCUS OF AN EARTHQUAKE
FAULT A CRACK IN EARTH'S CRUST
MAGMA MELTED ROCK THAT IS BENEATH EARTH'S SURFACE
LAVA MOLTEN ROCK THAT FLOWS FROM A VOLCANO ONTO EARTH'S SURFACE
VOLCANO A MOUNTAIN THAT FORMS AS MOLTEN ROCK FLOWS THROUGH A CRACK ONTO EARTH'S SURFACE
JETTY A WALL-LIKE STRUCTURE THAT STICKS OUT INTO THE OCEAN
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