Landforms Review

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What is the process called when wind, water, and ice break down rock?

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Weathering

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What occurs at a transform plate boundary?

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Two tectonic plates slide against each other.

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What is deposition?

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Materials deposited into a new location as sediment.

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True or False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.

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False

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Fossils are usually found in which type of rock?

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Sedimentary.

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What is erosion?

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The process of moving weathered rock and soil from one location to another.

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What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

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Weathering breaks down rocks, while erosion moves them.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

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What is a sedimentary rock?

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A type of rock formed from the accumulation of sediment.

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What is the rock cycle?

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The continuous process of rock formation and transformation.