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Week 12 Science Vocabulary

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glacierany large mass of ice thatm oves slowly over the land
weatheringthe breakdown of rock into smaller pieces or particles from the effects of wind, water, and/or ice
canyona deep gorge in the surface of the Earth formed by moving water
earthquakea sudden release of energy under Earth's surface that makes the ground shake or crack
erosionthe movement of weathered material on Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice
depositionwhen sediments are added to a landform
volcanoa vent in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases escape to the Earth's surface
landformfeatures on the surface of Earth, such as mountains, hills, dunes, oceans, and rivers
sand dunehills formed by the wind blowing sand; an example of deposition
icebergpart of a glacier that has broken off and is floating in sea water
deltaa triangular shaped landform at the mouth of a river, as it empties into another body of water


McRoberts Elementary
Katy, TX

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