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explain how a glacier picks up rocks.   the glacier crushes the rock and overtime, the rock freezes into the glacier  
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when rocks and soil move very slowly down a hill, it is called a _______________.   creep  
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a deposit that hangs down from the roof of a cave is called a ____________.   stalactite  
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where till is dropped along the edge of a glacier, it forms a ______________.   moraine  
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a beach that sticks out into the water like a finger is called a _________.   spit  
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tiny pieces of sediment that are dropped by the wind are ________________.   loess  
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what are the five agents of erosion?   water, wind, waves, gravity, and glaciers  
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during longshore drift, sand is carried _______ ___ __________.   down the beach  
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what is responsible for mass movement?   gravity  
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the major agent of erosion is ______.   water  
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________ scratch the land as it moves.   glaciers  
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name the feature that forms sand dunes and loess deposits.   wind erosion and deposition  
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name the feature that forms features like sea arches, spits, and sandbars.   waves  
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how does moving water cause erosion?   as water moves across the land, it picks up and carries particles of sediment with it.  
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how do glaciers cause erosion and deposition?   the movement of glaciers break and carry frozen rock with it until it melts.  
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how do waves cause erosion and deposition?   the wave hits the seafloor and picks up sediment as it goes and when the wave hits the surface or slows down, the sediment is deposited.  
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how does wind cause erosion and deposition?   as the wind blows, it picks up pieces of sediment and carries it with it. the sediment is deposited when wind hits and obstacle or slows down.  
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how does erosion and deposition shape caves?   the chemical reaction between carbonic acid and limestone wear away on parts of a landform, causing a cavern (cave) to form.  
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the process by which natural forces move weathered rock from one place to another   erosion  
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the process of erosion moves material called ____________.   sediment  
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when the gents of erosion lay down (deposit) sediment   deposition  
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the force that pulls objects downward   gravity  
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any one of the several processes that move sediment downhill   mass movement  
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as water moves over the land, it carries particles with it. this moving water is called ___________.   runoff  
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as runoff travels, it forms tiny grooves in the soil called _____.   rills  
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a large groove or channel in the soil that carries runoff after a rainstorm   gully  
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a channel along which water is continually flowing down a slope.   stream  
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a stream or river that flows that flows into a larger river.   tributary  
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the flat, wide area of land along a river   flood plain  
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a looplike bend in the course of a river   meander  
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a meander that has been cut off from the river.   oxbow lake  
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sediment deposited where a river floes into an ocean or lake builds up a landform called a ________.   delta  
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a wide sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range   alluvial fan  
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the term geologists use for this underground water   groundwater  
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a deposit that hangs from the ceiling of a cave   stalactite  
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slow dripping builds up a cone shaped __________ (made on the floor of a cave)   stalagmite  
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if the roof of a cave collapses because of the erosion of underlying limestone, the result is a depression in the land . this landscape is called ________ ________________   karst topography  
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any large mass of ice that moves slowly over the land   glacier  
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a glacier that covers much of a continent or island    
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  ice ages  
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a long, narrow glacier that forms when snow and ice build up high in a mountain valley   valley glacier  
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as a glacier flows over the land, it picks up rocks in a process called ___________.   plucking  
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the mixture of sediments that a glacier deposits directly on the surface is called ____.   till  
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the till deposited at the edge of a glacier forms a ridge called a ______________.   moraine  
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a small depression that forms when a chunk of ice is left in a glacial till   kettle  
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a part of the shore that sticks out into the ocean.   headland  
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an are of wave-washed sediment along a coast.   beach  
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as waves repeatedly hit the beach, some of the beach sediment moves down the beach with the current, in process called ____________________.   longshore drift  
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a beach that projects outwards like a finger. (effect of longshore drift)   spit  
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the process by which wind removes surface materials   deflation  
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when the wind hits an obstacle, the result is usually a deposit of windblown sand called a sand dune   sand dune  
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sediment that is smaller than sand, such as particles of clay and silt, is dropped far from it's source in large deposits. this windblown sediment is called __________.   loess  
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