weathering erosion deposition and land forms
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| show | weathering
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| show | physical weathering
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| show | agents of chemical weathering
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| the breakdown of rocks by chemical reaction | show 🗑
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| show | oxidation
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| when fossil fuels are burned, other chemicals combine with water in the atmosphere to produce even stronger acids. When these stronger acids fall to Earth, they are called... | show 🗑
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| temperature changes, pressure changes, plant and animal actions, water, wind, and gravity | show 🗑
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| cause a rock to expand | show 🗑
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| show | decrease in temperature
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| repeated temperature changes | show 🗑
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| rocks to physically break apart by causing cracks in rocks to expand as water seeps in and freezes, when water expands to become ice, ice expands causing the crack to widen, more water enters crack and expands crack till the rock splits apart | show 🗑
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| process by which the outer layer of rock slowly peel away due to pressure changes | show 🗑
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| show | abrasion
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| common features in cave systems as dissolved chemicals are deposited by dripping water underground | show 🗑
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| organism that produces acids naturally | show 🗑
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| show | erosion
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| the process by which eroded material is dropped, when gravity's downward pull on sediment is greater than the push of flowing water or wind slows down | show 🗑
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| when a stream floods, a layer of sediment is deposited over the flooded land. Many layers of deposited sediment can form a flat area called..... | show 🗑
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| steams often deposit their loads in a fan-shaped pattern called a..... | show 🗑
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| fan-shaped deposit that forms on dry land... | show 🗑
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| the water located within the rocks below Earth's surface... | show 🗑
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| show | shoreline
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| an area of shoreline that is made up of material deposited by waves and currents | show 🗑
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| an underwater or exposed ridge of sand, gravel, or shell material | show 🗑
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| a long, narrow island, usually made of sand, that forms parallel to the shoreline a short distance offshore | show 🗑
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| how does flowing water changes Earth's surface | show 🗑
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| show | gradient, load, and discharge
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| the measure of the changed in elevation over a certain distance | show 🗑
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| materials carried by a stream | show 🗑
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| show | discharge
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| show | canyons, valley by erosion, floodplains by deposition, and deltas and alluvial fans by deposition
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| if the roof of the cave collapses is may leave a circular depression called a... | show 🗑
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| show | waves and currents
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| show | headlands
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| caused by waves hitting the shore at an angle | show 🗑
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| what coastal landforms are made by erosion | show 🗑
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| show | sea cliff
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| show | wave-cut platform
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| show | sea caves
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| show | sea arches
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| show | sea stacks
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| show | beaches, sandbars and barrier islands
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| glacier that forms in a mountainous area | show 🗑
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| show | loess
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| bowel shaped depression at the head of a valley | show 🗑
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| general term for all the materials carried and deposited by a glacier | show 🗑
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| extremely slow movement of material downslope | show 🗑
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| when loose rocks fall down a steep slope | show 🗑
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| sudden and rapid movement of a large amount of material downslope | show 🗑
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| rapid movement of a large mass of mud, happens when a large amount of water mixes with soil and rock | show 🗑
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| how can wind shape Earth | show 🗑
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| show | flowing ice, alpine glaciers, and continental glaciers
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| how can gravity shape earth | show 🗑
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| show | mountain
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| show | glacier
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| show | lake
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| show | river
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| a deposit, formed by sediment, that accumulates at the mouth of a river | show 🗑
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| dynamic boundary between land and the ocean | show 🗑
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| mound of wind-deposited sand | show 🗑
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| removal of fine sediment by wind | show 🗑
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| sharp ridge that forms between two cirques that are next to each other | show 🗑
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| show | horn
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