Changes to Earth's Surface Vocabulary

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What is the slow process that breaks materials into smaller pieces?

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Weathering

Front

What is a type of weathering that occurs when water soaks into a material, freezes, expands, and causes the material to split or break apart?

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Ice Wedging

Front

What is a long, ridge-like mound formed from glacial debris left behind by a glacier?

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Morain

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What is a physical feature on Earth's surface?

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Landform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is a triangle of sand and soil deposited at the mouth of where two bodies of water meet?

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Delta

Front

What is the process of moving weathered materials from one place to another?

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Erosion

Front

What is the term for the materials that are carried away by erosion?

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Sediment

Front

What is the process by which sediment is laid down in a new location?

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Deposition

Front

What is a large mass of ice that moves slowly over land?

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Glacier

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the term for a natural elevation of the earth's surface, such as a hill or mountain?

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Landform