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1
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A large land mass surrounded by oceans or other land

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Contiennt

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2
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A physical feature of the land

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Landforms

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3
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Ex of land forms include mountains

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Plains

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4
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Valleys and canyons are ex of landforms shaped by

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Water

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5
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Mounds called form where wind blows sand

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Sand dunes

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The large sections that make up earth’s crust and upper mantle

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Plates

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7
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When plates slowly ram into each other they can form

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Folds

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8
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A long narrow crack in earth’s crust is

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Faults

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9
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Tall landforms caused by folding or faulting

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Mountain

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10
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If the rock in earth’s crust suddenly shakes

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Earthquake

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11
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The slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces

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Weathering

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12
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A rock is broken apart by weathering without changing the type of rock

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Physical

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13
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If a rock has iron air and water can react with iron

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Chemical

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14
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The weathering that removes a rock

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Erosion

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15
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Erosion can be caused by

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Glacier wind moving water and gravity

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16
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An overflow of water

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Flood

17
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Flood water usually come from

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Heavy rain

18
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A flood can help the land by depositing rich

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Soil

19
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A fire can be caused by

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Lightning

20
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Plants and animals my lose their

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Habitats