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Tyler Science Ch 5. 5.5 to 5.6

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What is the major cause of erosion?water
What is a delta?River or lake that flows into the ocean
Continental glaciera glacier on a continent
What is abrasion?When wind blows sediments around
What is mechanical weathering?When animals and sediments break apart other rocks
Chemical weatheringWater and acid rain break apart rocks
What is a glacier?body of ice that is moving under its own weight
U-shaped valleyvalley normally caused by a glacier thawing over time
What is a V-shaped valleyValley formed by the erosion from a river flowing through it
What is a landslide?Rocks and sediments fall down a slope
What is a mud flow?Soil and a mud fall down a slope
What is a creep?When the ground caves in
PlockingWhen a glacier drops sediment as it moves
Stalactiterocks formed on the "ceiling" in a cavern or cave
StalagmiteRocks formed on the floor of a cave or cavern
How are beaches formed?Formed by waves moving sand.
What is run off?Extra water left by rain that the soil cannot absorb
What are mass movements?Soil and rock or mud that are pulled down hills because of gravity



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