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A natural feature of Earth's surface
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98 questions
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A natural feature of Earth's surface
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A natural feature of Earth's surface
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a fan-shaped deposit of rocks formed where a stream flows from a steep slope onto a flatter land
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a hill with steep sides and a small flat top and smaller than a mesa.
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a curved rock bridge that forms when chemical and physical weathering weakens center, and the rock erodes. They can form on land or near the coast, where waves batter and erode
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a hole that forms when the top of a volcano blows off or when the magma below the volcano drains away
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a gently sloping shore next to a body of water washed by waves or tides, often covered by sand and pebbles.
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a v-shaped valley with steep sides eroded by a stream
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a volcano formed from a pile of cinders and other volcanic material blown out in an explosive eruption
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a high, steep face of rock
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a bowl shaped depression made by an explosion at the mouth of a volcano or geyser or by the impact of a falling object like a meteorite
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a large mass of ice moving slowly over land
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a formation where weak rocks erode away, leaving oddly shaped resistant rocks
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a piece of land surrounded by water
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an often fan-shaped deposit of earth materials at the mouth of a stream or river
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a break in Earth's surface along which movement has occured
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a round shaped formed when rocks like granite peel away from Earth's surface
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land covered by water during a flood. Small particles, like sand and silt, are deposited here
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a low area of Earth's surface that is often formed of flat-lying sediments
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a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel
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out-of-the-ordinary and extreme weather conditions
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less than normal precipitation over a long period of time
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water stored below the Earth’s surface
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state of the atmosphere at a place and time
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a prediction
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occur when water overflows the natural and artificial banks of a stream or other body of water.
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short, rapid, unexpected flow of water and debris
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precipitation in the form of balls of ice
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forceful vertical air current
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clouds that are piled up from low to high levels and bring rain
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loud, explosive sound created by lightning
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a bright flash of light caused by an electric discharge between two clouds or from a cloud to Earth
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severe weather that results from cold air flowing under a warm, humid air mass over the land, resulting in thunder and lightning, heavy precipitation, and possible tornadoes
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the layer of gasses surroundingEarth. It’s layers include the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere
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mixture of gases around the Earth
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rapidly rotating destructive column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground. Wind speeds can exceed 400 kilometers per hour.
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moving wind systems that rotate around an eye, or center of low atmospheric pressure. A cyclone or severe rotating tropical storm that produces high winds and severe rain. They form over warm tropical areas.
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A cyclone or severe rotating tropical storm that produces high winds and severe rain. They occur in the Pacific north of the equator and west of the International Date Line.
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the force exerted on a surface by the mass of the air above it; also called air pressure
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severe storms with low temperatures, strong winds, and large amounts of snow.
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when strong winds occur that are not directly connected to thunderstorms, tornadoes, or hurricanes
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strong winds that have no rotation
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small, very intense downward winds. They affect areas less than 4Km wide.
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small rotating winds not associated with a thunderstorm. They become visible when they collect dust or debris.
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rare conditions in which strong winds carry dust over a large area
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a fire occurring in nature that can be driven by winds
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a fan-shaped deposit of rocks formed where a stream flows from a steep slope onto a flatter land
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a hill with steep sides and a small flat top and smaller than a mesa.
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a curved rock bridge that forms when chemical and physical weathering weakens center, and the rock erodes. They can form on land or near the coast, where waves batter and erode
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a hole that forms when the top of a volcano blows off or when the magma below the volcano drains away
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a gently sloping shore next to a body of water washed by waves or tides, often covered by sand and pebbles.
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a v-shaped valley with steep sides eroded by a stream
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a volcano formed from a pile of cinders and other volcanic material blown out in an explosive eruption
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a high, steep face of rock
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a bowl shaped depression made by an explosion at the mouth of a volcano or geyser or by the impact of a falling object like a meteorite
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a large mass of ice moving slowly over land
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a formation where weak rocks erode away, leaving oddly shaped resistant rocks
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a piece of land surrounded by water
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an often fan-shaped deposit of earth materials at the mouth of a stream or river
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a break in Earth's surface along which movement has occured
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a round shaped formed when rocks like granite peel away from Earth's surface
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land covered by water during a flood. Small particles, like sand and silt, are deposited here
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a low area of Earth's surface that is often formed of flat-lying sediments
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a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel
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A low area of Earth's surface that is often formed or flat-lying sediments.
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A single wide, flat-topped hill having at least one steep side.
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True or False: Sorting and weathering are the same thing.
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True or False: Weathering and erosion are the same thing.
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the process of matching up rocks layers from different location
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a sedimentary rock made of sand particles stuck together
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a low-lying area where water may accumulate
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a process where plants and their roots wedge into cracks in bedrock, and widen them
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the carrying away of weathered earth materials by water, wind, or ice
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a solid dust like sediment that water ice, and wind transport and deposit
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a mix of humus, sand, silt, clay, gravel, and/or pebbles
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a sedimentary material consisting of small often rounded grains or particles of disintegrated rock smaller than granules and larger than silt.
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a vertical cross section of soil that shows its many layers or horizons
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grouping objects or events according to their similarities
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a sedimentary rock made mostly of calcite
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a carbonate mineral with the chemical formula CaCO3
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the height to which something is elevated or to which it rises.
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the grinding and bumping of rocks that cause physical weathering
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a sedimentary rock made of clay or silt, does not fizz with hyrdochloric acid
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the process by which larger rocks crack and break apart over time to form smaller rocks
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a material that is deposited by water, wind, or ice
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bits of dead plant and animal parts in soil
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a naturally occurring chemical compound
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a natural material with plastic properties
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the settling of sediments
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the different rates at which layers of weathered earth materials are carried away by water, wind, or ice.
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a representation of something else
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a natural substance composed of solid crystals of different minerals that have been fused together in a solid lump
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a mass of rocks falling to the ground similar to an avalanche
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the mechanical disintegration splitting or break-up of rock by the pressure of water freezing in cracks, crevices, pores, joints, or bedding planes
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the process by which rocks are weathered due to reactions with substances in water and air
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a scientist who studies Earth
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a natural feature of Earth's surface with a characteristic shape
