Landform - a natural feature of the surface of Earth, such as mountains, plateaus, and valleys, Sediments - rocks, minerals, and the remains of plants and animals that are transported by water, wind, and ice; these can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a boulder, Weathering - process where rock is dissolved, worn away, or broken down into small pieces, Erosion - process by which water, wind, ice, or gravity move pieces of sediment, Deposition - the DROPPING of sediments by wind, water, ice, or gravity, Crust - The Earth's outermost layer closest to the surface, Faults - areas between blocks of land that allows the land to move upward, downward, or sideways, Uplift - a process where the Earth's surface rises due to upward force, Tectonic Plates - large, moving pieces of Earth's upper layers, Volcano - a vent in Earth's surface through which magma is expelled and turns into lava; usually a mountain-like structure, Earthquake - energy traveling in waves through Earth, caused by a sudden shift along a fault line, Tsunami - series of extremely long waves caused by a large and sudden earthquake below or near the ocean floor,

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