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Harcourt5th-chp7

Harcourt 5thgr-chp7-Changes to Earth's Surface

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A natural land shape or feature landform
all kinds of landforms in a certain area topography
a landform that is higher than the surrounding land mountain
landforms that are like mountains, but not as high hills
large, flat landform with little relief plain
the difference in elevations between high and low places relief
large, thick sheet of ice glacier
a sand hill made and shaped by wind sand dune
a tall, flat-topped rock feature, spanish word meaning "table" Mesa
deep valleys with steep sides canyons
area of new land at the mouth of a river delta
areas that have sediment deposited on the land from flooding flood plains
a large hole formed when a cave near the surface collapses due to the weight above it sinkhole
a type of erosion where gravity causes soil, mud, and rocks to move quickly down a slope landslide
a thick, large sheet of ice glacier
blocks of crust and upper mantle rock that fit together like a puzzle piece plates
movement of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust earthquake
the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake epicenter
break in the Earth's crust fault
melted or molten rock beneath the Earth's surface magma
molten rock that reaches Earth's surface lava
mountain made of lava, ash, or other materials from eruptions volcano
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