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- Q1The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.Weathering30s
- Q2Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried awayErosion30s
- Q3Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.Deposition30s
- Q4Water, Glaciers, Wind, and GravityWhat are the 4 main causes of erosion30s
- Q5Any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the chemistry of the rock; typically wind and water.physical (mechanical) weathering30s
- Q6the process by which glaciers cut, carve or scratch the earth's surfaceGlacial Erosion30s
- Q7The process that breaks down rock through chemical changeschemical weathering30s
- Q8when streams, river, and oceans cut into the land wearing away the soil and rocks moving them elsewhere.water erosion30s
- Q9when the wind picks up dirt and dust and moves it from one place to anotherwind erosion30s
- Q10The area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends.Floodplain30s
- Q11The end of a river where rich deposits of silt build up. This is important to human habitation due to the excellent source of good farmland.river delta30s
- Q12a fan-shaped mass of material deposited when the slope of the land decreases sharplyalluvial fan30s
- Q13water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layersGroundwater30s
- Q14A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the winddune30s
- Q15A wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and siltLoess30s