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What is the highest point of a wave called?   Crest  
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______________ is made from decaying plants and animals and helps to create soil.   hummus  
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UNSORTED or mixed sediment is usually caused by _______________   glaciers  
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If there is SORTED layers (layers of cobbles sand and silt) it is usually evidence of erosion caused by _______________   stream or rushing water  
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physical and chemical ____________ cause the breakdown of the earth's crust   weathering  
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Which will weather faster, a large rock, or the same rock broken into small pieces? WHY?   small pieces/more surface area  
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why might the sediment onthe surface of the earth be different from the bedrock underneath?   sediments can be transported from place to place on the surface  
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does erosion occur on the outside or inside bend of a stream? Where is water moving the fastest?   Outside  
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If sediment particles are SHARP EDGED they are usually transported by ________   Gravity  
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Which agent of erosion causes a U-SHAPED valley?   Glaciers  
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After a pebble is carried a long way by a stream, what will it look like?   rounded and smaller  
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Put the following in the correct order of HORIZONTAL SORTING sand, silt, cobbles, clay, pebbles   cobbles, pebbles, sand, silt, clay  
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What is ICE WEDGING? What climate does it take place?   When water gets into cracks in rocks and freezes. It expands and causes the cracks to grow, then melts and freezes again. It occurs in a cold, moist climate  
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What are the curves in a river called?   Meanders  
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