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A Vocabulary Review For Unit 1 Earth Processes.
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A part of the earth's crust that has been raised high above the surrounding lowlands. (At least 985 feet
a) Landscape
b) Mountain
c) Sediment
d) Landform
an opening in the Earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected.
a) Landscape
b) Volcanoes
c) Mountains
d) Deposition
conversion of soil into a fluid like mass during an earthquake or other seismic event.
a) Landform
b) Delta
c) Liquefaction
d) deposition
A noticeable characteristic or trait
a) feature
b) delta
c) deposition
d) source
the inclined surface of a hill or mountain
a) source
b) mouth
c) valley
d) slope
where a river begins
a) source
b) delta
c) mouth
d) riverbed
materials such as sand, silt soil and rocks that have been carried along and deposited by water, wind or ice
a) valley
b) mountain
c) erosion
d) sediment
Low land that runs between mountains and hills.
a) valley
b) canyon
c) delta
d) slope
The sides of a river
a) sand dune
b) riverbank
c) riverbed
d) volcano
The process in which water, wind or ice build up the earth's surface by dropping sediment in new locations.
a) deposition
b) sediment
c) valley
d) Liquefaction
the bottom of a river
a) source
b) Riverbank
c) Riverbed
d) mouth
where a river meets a lake, valley or ocean
a) mouth
b) source
c) delta
d) slope
A DEEP valley with steep sides shaped by WATER
a) Canyon
b) Valley
c) Source
d) Delta
a body of flowing water that empties into an ocean, valley, lake or another river
a) Ocean
b) River
c) Riverbed
d) delta
An overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, esp. over what is normally dry land Can create additional landforms such as lakes, rivers, new deposits of sediment like sandbars
a) Flood
b) River
c) Delta
d) Erosion
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