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5-1 Changing Earth's Surface
Chapter 5 Section 1
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6th Grade
01/07/2009

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what is erosion?
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the process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another
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list the 5 forces that cause erosion
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gravity, running water, glaciers, waves, wind
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what is sediment?
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the material moved by erosion
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t/f the Earth's gravity pulls things toward Earth's center.
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t/f the Earth's gravity causes landslides
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t/f The Earth's gravity causes mass movement
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t/f the Earth's gravity is a force of erosion
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t/f The most destructive kind of mass movement is creep
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F - it is land slide
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name 4 things mass movement includes
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landslides, slump, creep, mudflows
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landslide
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rock and soil slide quickly down a slope
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mudflow
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a mixture of water, rock and soil moves rapidly downhill.
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slump
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rock and soil suddenly slip down a slope in one large mass.
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creep
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rock and soil move very slowly downhill
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