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questão		resposta
Weathering começar a aprender		breakdown of rock into smaller pieces
Erosion começar a aprender		removal and transport of material
Deposition começar a aprender		dropping of material, such as sediment
Mechanical Weathering começar a aprender		weathering through physical means such as abrasion or changes in temperature
Chemical Weathering começar a aprender		weathering through chemical reactions
“Agent of Change”: Wind começar a aprender		can move particles, which can abrade solid rock
“Agent of Change”: Water começar a aprender		can move particles, which can abrade solid rock, and when slightly acidic, can dissolve some rock
“Agent of Change”: Waves começar a aprender		can smash pebbles against each other and other rock
“Agent of Change”: Ice começar a aprender		can split rock through cycles of freezing and thawing or by moving glaciers
Sediments começar a aprender		particles that settle after being eroded and deposited
Delta começar a aprender		deposited sediment that forms a triangular structure at the mouth of the river
Alluvial Fan começar a aprender		a triangular structure, similar to a delta, on land
Cave/cavern começar a aprender		is a feature that forms when water dissolves limestone, forming voids in the rock
Karst Region começar a aprender		area or region characterized by many caves and sinkholes
Frost Wedging começar a aprender		cycles of freezing and thawing water breaks rock because ice expands
Abrasion começar a aprender		process of scraping or wearing something away
Stalactite and Stalagmite começar a aprender		cave features that form due to dripping water
Glacier começar a aprender		large areas of ice on land
Moraine começar a aprender		landforms that result when a glacier deposits till (glacier sediment)
Kettle lakes começar a aprender		depressions left behind by glaciers when ice melts
Sinkholes começar a aprender		is a circular depression that forms at the land surface when the rock beneath collapses

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