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| a natural feature on Earth's surface (mountains, hills, plains, valleys, plateaus,coastal features |
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| a gradual wearing away or changing of rock and soil caused by water, ice, temperature changes, wind, chemicals, and/or living things |
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| the moving of pieces of soil or rock by gravity, wind, water, ice, or plants and animals |
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| the laying down (leaving behind) of rock, soil, organic matter, or other material on the surface of Earth |
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| a rapid downhill movement of large amounts of rock and soil |
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| a cone-shaped landform that sometimes releases hot rocks, gases, and ashes |
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| a break or crack in Earth where the rocks on either side move in different ways |
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| a shaking of Earth's crust caused by sudden shifting movements in the crust |
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| the point of Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake |
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| How does weather make cracks in rock get bigger? |
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| Water seeps into cracks and when it freezes, it expands putting pressure on the rocks; temperature changes cause rocks to expand and contract, weakening them. |
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| water, ice, temperature changes, living things, acid rain, wind |
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| Things that Cause Erosion and Deposition |
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| moving water; waves; glaciers; wind |
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| How is a landslide different from other kinds of erosion and deposition? |
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| Rocks and other material moves very fast in a landslide. |
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| Why are some volcanic eruptions more violent than others? |
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| The temperature and kind of rock that make up the magma determine this. |
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| What causes magma beneath a volcano to rise to the surface? |
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| Pressure builds causing an explosion and the gases in the magma forces it upward. |
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| How is a fault, an earthquake, and an epicenter related? |
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| An earthquake occurs along a fault and the shaking spreads outward from the epicenter. |
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| How is deposition caused by moving water LIKE deposition caused by wind? |
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| Both leave material behind in a different place. |
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| How is deposition caused by moving water DIFFERENT FROM deposition caused by wind? |
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| Water can carry small particles along with larger ones, but can only carry the larger particles for short distances. Wind can ONLY carry small particles. |
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| How is physical weathering LIKE chemical weathering? |
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| How is physical weathering DIFFERENT FROM chemical weathering? |
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| Water, ice, temperature changes, wind, and living things moving things around can cause physical weathering. Living things releasing chemicals, pollution, and acid rain can cause chemical weathering. In physical weathering the worn away material is smaller bits of the original material, but in chemical weathering, the worn away material is different from the original material. |
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