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| the thick, rocky layer of the Earth that makes up the continents and the ocean floor |
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| a map that shows the shapes of surface features and their elevations |
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| the dropping or releasing of sediment |
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| the movement of rock pieces, or sediment, from place to place |
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| weathered rock pieces, deposited by wind, water or ice |
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| destructive force that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces |
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| a crack in Earth's crust along which movement takes place |
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| land formed over many years by the build up of sand and dirt just off shore of the mainland |
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