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What is the process called when sediment drops out of the air or water as the wind or water slows down?

• erosion

• deposition

• compaction

• weathering

• cementation

A ​ (a)   is a triangular-shaped landform that forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river.

• delta

• fossil fuel

• u-shaped valley

• canyon

A slowly moving mass or river of ice that is formed by the compaction of snow is a ​ (a)  

• glacier

• canyon

• valley

• sand dune

Coal, petroleum (oil), and natural gas, formed by the remains of living organisms are ​ (a)  

• fossil fuels

• glaciers

• deltas

• sediment

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Material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion is ​ (a)   ​

• sediment

• fossil fuels

• glacier

• canyon

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What is the process of removing soil or rock from one location to another by wind, water, or ice?

• deposition

• compaction

• erosion

• cementation

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The natural breaking down and shaping of rock structures by wind, water or ice is called ​ (a)  

• weathering

• compaction

• deposition

• sediment

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What is the pressure on buried material causing it to stick together and change to rock?​

• compaction

• erosion

• weathering

• cementation

A ​ (a)   is built and shaped by wind.

• sand dune

• delta

• canyon

• plateau

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Coal is made from the burial of what types of organisms?