Final Review Weathering, erosion, deposition

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What is a kettle lake?

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A body of water that forms when a chunk of ice breaks off of a glacier and melts.

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What is a mudslide?

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The downhill movement of wet sediment.

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What is creep in geology?

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The slow downhill movement of soil.

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What is plucking in glacial movement?

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When a moving glacier picks up rocks.

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What is weathering?

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The breaking down of rocks.

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What is erosion?

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The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by wind or water.

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What is deposition?

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The process by which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform.

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What is a moraine?

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A landform made of debris deposited by a glacier.

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What is a cirque?

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A bowl-shaped depression formed by glacial erosion.

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What is an arete?

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A sharp ridge that forms between two glacial valleys.