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Weathering and Erosion

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  • What do you call a big mass of ice that moves slowly across land?
    glacier
  • What do you call the sudden movement of the rocks that make up Earth's crust?
    earthquake
  • What do you call the rapid movement of rocks and soil down a hill?
    landslide
  • What happens when rocks break down into smaller pieces in place.
    weathering
  • What do you call a mountain that builds up around an opening in Earth's crust?
    volcano
  • What do you call it when a lot of water flows over land that is usually dry?
    flood
  • What do you call it when wind, water, ice, or gravity move the broken pieces.
    erosion
  • What is the name for melted rock that is below the Earth's surface?
    magma
  • What do you call melted rock that flows onto the land?
    lava
  • What do you call a thunderstorm with swirling super fast winds?
    tornado
  • What do you call it when sediments settle into a new location?
    deposition