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Study guide Ch.9 sci

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a natural land shape or feature   landform  
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The kinds of landforms in a certain place   topography  
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A large thick sheet of ice   glacier  
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A hill of sand, made and shaped by wind   sand dune  
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How are canyons most likely formed?   By water erotion  
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If you are hikeing up a sloping landform,how can you tell it's a moraine?   If it is made up of rock ,sand, clay,and boulders  
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An area of new land at the mouth of a river,formed by sediments carried by the river   delta  
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a large hole formed when the roof of a cave clapses   sinkhole  
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where would you most likely find a delta   at the mouth of a river  
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which is not a cause of weathering   A river carries sediment downstream  
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how does moving water efect the earth's surface?   movig water causes erotion  
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how does ice change the earth's surface?   ice forms glaciers  
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How does erotion efect the earth's surface?   leaves gullies or ditches in the ground.It can also cause slpoing shorelines and cliffs and the cliffs clapse from erosion  
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A shaking of the earth's ground caused by a sudden relese of energy of the earth's crust   earthquake  
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a break in the earth's crust   fault  
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a mountain made up of lava ash or other materials from eruptions that occur at an opening in the earth's crust   volcano  
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molten rock beneath earth's surface   magma  
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witch of earth's layers contains soft areas where plates float?   mantle  
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what causes both earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?   plate movement  
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how are chains of volcanoes like the Hawaiian formed?   plates over a hot spot  
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What would make better model to shoe the prosses that causes an earthquake-two sponges rubbing against one another or a bowl of jiggling jello? Explain why!   Two sponges because it shows what the plates do  
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what would make a better model to show an erupting volcano-a lit firecracker or a shaken can of soda?Explain why!   a shaken can of soda because it shows how the volcano erupts and it shows how it builds up pressure  
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Discribe a cinder cone volcano   tall with broad slopes and a short top.Narrow ,steep,and made up of ash,rock,and other solid material.  
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Discribe a shield volcano   Short with gentle slopes and a wide top.It's lava flows easily.  
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Discribe a composit volcano   very tall,broad slopes,wide top,steep, and made up of lava and ash.  
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