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Earth's surface
Models of Earth and Topographic maps
Weathering
Changing Earth's surface
Erosion
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A landform that has high elevation and a mostly flat surface is a ....
Plateau
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A round model of Earth is a ....
globe
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The process that breaks down rocks and other particles on earth's surface is called ...
Weathering
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The process of moving rock and soil from one place to another is called
Erosion
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Name the forces that cause erosion
water, waves, wind and Glaciars
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Three main types of landforms are ...
Plains, mountains, and Plateaus
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Pictures used on a map to represent features on earth's surface such as lake, mountains, etc are called ....
Symbols
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Name the forces that cause weathering
Heat, cold,, water,, wind and ice
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The rapid downhill movement of a mixture of water, rock and soil is called ...
a mudflow
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Landslides, mudflows, slump, and creep are all examples of
Mass movement
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A group of mountains that are closely related in shape, structure, and age is called ...
A mountain range
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An imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere is called ..
Equator
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A bicycle getting rusty because you left it outside for a long period of time, is an example of
Chemical weathering
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This kind of mass movement occurs when rock and soil slide quickly down a steep slope, what is it called?
Landslide
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The material moved by erosion is called ..
sediment
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The shape of the land, which can be flat, hilly, sloping or mountainous is called .....
Topography
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Elevation, relief, and slope on a topographic map are represented by something called ...
Contour lines
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When water freezes in a crack in a rock, it expands and makes the crack bigger, this process is called ..
Ice wedging
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The process when erosion lays down sediment is called
Deposition
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The force that moves rock and other materials downhill is called
Gravity
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The outer skin of the Earth, which contains the crust and the upper mantle and is one of the four spheres of Earth is called ...
The Litosphere
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The amount that elevation changes between contour lines on a topographic map is called
Contour interval
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A process that breaks rocks into pieces by freezing and thawing, heating and cooling, growth of plants, actions of animals, and abrasion is called
Mechanical weathering
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These three processes act together in a cycle that wears down and builds up earth's surface, what are they?
Weathering, erosion and deposition
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Landforms such as alluvial fans and deltas can be created through ...
Deposition