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What is the purpose of a levee?

To prevent flooding

This prevents flooding during heavy rainstorms and can often be seen on the side of streets.

storm drain

an earthquake is caused by a crack in the crust called a

fault

In which type of climate are you most likely to find a sand dune?

Dry

What does erosion do?

MOVES broken pieces of rock

Beaches that are eroded are reclaimed through..

sand dredging

The earth has 20 ____________ that move toward, past, or against each other.

plates

Weathering is...

the BREAKDOWN of rock

Farmers use different methods like ______ and _______ to prevent the loss of soil on their land.

terracing and contour plowing

Earthquakes MOST LIKELY occur near..

Faults

Deposition is a process that..

DROPS/DEPOSITS sediment

Which word names a force that pulls pieces of rock downhill?

Gravity

Where do deltas form?

At river mouths

What forms moraines?

glaciers

Erosion helps move this from one place in order to deposit it someplace else.

sediment

What feature forms from wind deposition?

Sand dunes

This is the process that can cause beaches to get smaller over time

Erosion

A tool that records earthquakes is called a..

seismograph

This landform is when sediment is deposited at the mouth of a river

delta

Volcanoes and earthquakes are both _________ and _________ processes because they can destroy and build up the Earth

constructive and destructive

This is a structure built across a river to control its flow

Dam