Earth's changing surface

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A deep valley with steep walls that cut into the earth caused by erosion from running water.

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Canyon

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This picture shows a 

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landform made by deposition

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This arch was made by ____ erosion

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wind

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Deltas can be found when rivers ...

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empty into the ocean

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Deposition is the process by which eroded earth materials settle and build in a new place.

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True

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How are canyons formed?

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When ice, wind and water carve rock out of the floor of a valley.

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Which of these landforms were made by deposition? River mouth, Delta, Valley, Canyon

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Delta

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How does a delta form?

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The current of the river slows down causing sediment to deposit.

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What does weathering mean?

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to break apart

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What does erosion mean?

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to move