Rocks
A rock made from heat and pressure.
The surface features of a region, including how the land rises to form mountains and falls to form valleys
What is topography?
Moraines
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The number 4 / potholes
A rock made from compaction and cementation.
What is a sedimentary rock?
This type of weathering changes the shape and size of a rock, but doesn't change the chemical composition
Erosion
What is the movement of broken down sediments to other locations?
When rainwater picks up carbon dioxide and dissolves limestone filtering through the soil... it creates this landform
Caves
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If you melt a rock, it turns into this
What is magma?
The 2 main agents that cause mechanical weathering
What is wind and water?
4 agents of erosion
What is...
Flowing water
Glaciers
Wind
Gravity
Rivers carve into the land with their rushing waters, wearing away the land and over millions of years... this landform is created
What is a canyon?
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What is biology
What is igenous rock?
The way potholes are formed
What is... when water freezes and expands?
When particles stop moving and settle where the erosional agents have carried them
What is Deposition
When sediments are carried by the flowing water that pile up around the river's mouth creating rich deposits of land... this landform is made
Delta
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What are the processes that turn magma to igneous rock?
Cooling and crystallization or (solidification)
When a region contains many rock types, those that are more resistant to weathering will take longer to break down.
What is differential weathering?
An example of how pollution affects weathering
What is...
Found along beaches and deserts where sand can be blown and deposited
What is a dune?
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