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5th Grade Chapter 1: Earth's Changing Surface- Vocabulary

By shinson12, Sep 2010

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lines on a topographic map that indicate areas with the same elevation, or height above sea level	contour lines
the thin, rocky outer layer of Earth that makes up the continents and the ocean floor	crust
map that shows the shape of surface features and their elevations, or heights above sea level	topographic map
destructive force in which pieces of rock are moved by water, wind, or moving ice	erosion
small pieces of rock	sediment
lines on a topographic map that indicate areas with the same elevation, or height above sea level	contour lines
the thin, rocky outer layer of Earth that makes up the continents and the ocean floor	crust
map that shows the shape of surface features and their elevations, or heights above sea level	topographic map
destructive force in which pieces of rock are moved by water, wind, or moving ice	erosion
small pieces of rock	sediment
destructive force that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces	weathering
constructive force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place	deposition