weathering erosion deposition and land forms
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show | weathering
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the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces by physical changes | show 🗑
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oxygen in the air and acids | show 🗑
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show | chemical weathering
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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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cause a rock to contract | show 🗑
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repeated temperature changes | show 🗑
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show | ice wedging AKA frost wedging
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process by which the outer layer of rock slowly peel away due to pressure changes | show 🗑
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the breaking down and wearing away of rock material by the mechanical action of other rock | show 🗑
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common features in cave systems as dissolved chemicals are deposited by dripping water underground | show 🗑
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show | lichens and mosses
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show | erosion
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show | deposition
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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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show | alluvial fan
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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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show | barrier island
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how does flowing water changes Earth's surface | show 🗑
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what factors relate to a stream's ability to erode material | show 🗑
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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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amount of water that a stream carries in a given amount of time | show 🗑
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show | canyons, valley by erosion, floodplains by deposition, and deltas and alluvial fans by deposition
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show | sinkhole
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show | waves and currents
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first part of the shoreline the waves meet...finger-shaped projections that form when cliffs of hard rock erode more slowly than the surrounding softer rock does..... | show 🗑
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show | longshore currents
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show | sea cliffs and wave-cut platforms, sea caves, arches and stacks
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show | sea cliff
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form when a sea cliff is worn back from shore, producing a nearly level platform beneath the water at the base of the cliff | show 🗑
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form when waves cut large holes into fractured or weak rock along the base of sea cliffs | show 🗑
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form when wave action erodes sea caves until a hole cuts through a headland | show 🗑
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show | sea stacks
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show | beaches, sandbars and barrier islands
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show | alpine glacier
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show | loess
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bowel shaped depression at the head of a valley | show 🗑
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show | glacial drift
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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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show | landslide
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show | mudflow
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show | abraded rock, desert pavement, dunes and loess
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show | flowing ice, alpine glaciers, and continental glaciers
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show | slow mass movement, rapid mass movement,
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a region of increased elevation on Earth's surface that rises to a peak | show 🗑
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show | glacier
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body of fresh or salt water that is surrounded by land | show 🗑
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show | river
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show | delta
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dynamic boundary between land and the ocean | show 🗑
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show | dune
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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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when 3 or more aretes join, they form a sharp peak called,,,,, | show 🗑
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