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What is weathering?
The destructive process that breaks down and changes rocks exposed at the Earth's surface - Aleks
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What is deposition?
During __________, sediments are laid down in a new location by running water, rain, waves, glaciers, wind, or gravity.
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What is a flood?
A __________ occurs when the water level in a river rises above the usual height and the river overflows the sides of its banks.
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What is glacial erosion?
If you saw long, scratch marks on a flat rock surface you would suspect this.
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What is the coastline?
Where in California would you find sea stacks, arches, and cliffs
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What is water?
The most common chemical weathering agent- John
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What is erosion?
The process that moves weathered material from one location to another is
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What are natural levees?
Sediment carried by floodwaters and deposited along both sides of a river in long, low ridges creates
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What are glaciers?
Long, high-ridged deposits of sediment known as moraine are caused by this
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What are mountains?
The type of landscape covers most of California
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What is chemical?
Sulfuric acid produced from water vapor and sulfur dioxide in the air ultimately forms acid rain, a __________ weathering agent. - Audrey
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What is a landslide?
A ________________ is the sudden and rapid movement caused by gravity of a large amount of material (soil, rock, and boulders) downslope.
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What is a beach?
A landform consisting of loose sand and gravel that is located along a shoreline
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What is wind blown?
Sand dunes form from __________ deposits.
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What is an alluvial fan?
This is a common depositional feature found in California deserts - Tianxin
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What is physical?
__________ weathering occurs when water freezes and thaws in cracks in rocks.- Karis
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What is mass wasting?
_______________ is the movement of any material such as rock, soil, or snow downslope as a result of the effects of gravity. -Zaid A.
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What is a delta?
The San Francisco Bay contains a __________ where two rivers meet and flow into the Pacific Ocean.
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What are dunes and loess?
These are the two most common types of wind deposits
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What are mountains, desert, the coast and the Central Valley.
The four types of landscapes in CA - Catherine
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What is physical?
Plants growing in the cracks in rocks are an example of __________ weathering.
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What is creep?
Slopes may undergo the slowest mass movement called
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What is longshore currents?
Sediment is moved along the coast by this.
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What is either the Klamath or Sierra Nevada ranges?
One example of a glacier-carved mountain range. -Maddy
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What are Sacaramento and San Joaquin?
The two major rivers that flow through CA's Central Valley. -Sarah
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