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The slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces is called

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Weathering

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A rock is broken apart by weathering if the rock type does not change

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Physical

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If the rock contains iron, air and water ca react with the iron through

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Chemical

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4
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The weathering and removal of rock from one place to another is called

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Erosion

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Erosion can be caused by glaciers, wind, moving water, and

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Gravity

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6
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The mounds that form where a till builds up are called

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Mounds

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7
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Most process change land slowly, but people can make changes

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Faster

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Huge masses of ice and snow, called erode land

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Glaciers

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9
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The carrying away of weathered pieces of rock

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Erosion

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10
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Rocks or gravel left by a glacier.

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Debris

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11
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The bottom end of a glacier

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Terminus

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12
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An unsorted mixture of debris dropped by a glacier

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Glacial till

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13
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Weathering that breaks down rock with out changing the rock type

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Physical

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14
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People change the land by it to get minerals, metals or fuels.

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Mining

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15
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The kind of weathering that changes the type of rock

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Chemical

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