Science Vocabulary Review Flashcards: Part 1

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Weathering

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Dropping of weathered rock by wind or water

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Canyon

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A gorge between cliffs of rocks.

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Plate Tectonics Theory

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Earth’s crust divided into moving plates.

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Earthquake:

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Release of energy and shaking of the ground.

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Natural resource

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Resources that nature cannot replace after they are used.

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Dropping of weathered rock by wind or water

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Deposition

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Bits of rock: sand, silt

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Sediment

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Lots of sand in one area

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Sand dunes

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Natural land shape or feature

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landform

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Break in Earth's crust

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Fault