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Landforms

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a huge V-shaped valley made from moving water Canyon
a mound of sand deposited by wind Sand dune
made by glacier scraping through U-shaped valley
low land area between higher lands such as mountains Valley
made by moving water V-shaped valley
created by the deposition of sediment Delta
the dropping of sediments to a new location Deposition
the moving or carrying away of sediments to a new location Erosion
when the temperature drops to 0 degrees Celsius Freezing
a huge moving body of ice that scrapes the landscape Glacier
an area of land, or a land shape found on the surface of the Earth Landform
becomes a liquid by heat Melting
particles of matter could be sand, silt,shell and other substances that are carried then deposited Sediment
becomes softer by warming Thawing
the wearing away of sediments by water, waves, wind or ice Weathering
triggered by the movement of the earth's plate Earthquake
gravity, rain or both pulls rocks and mud down the mountain causing destruction Landslides
fiery power deep from within the Earth. Are made when thick magma and large amounts of gas build up under the surface Volcano(es)
when a volcano becomes active and erupts ash Erupt
formed by wind picking up sediment and blasting or blowing a hole in the rock Desert Arch
a ridge of water that moves across a pond, lake or ocean Wave
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