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What’s Left Behind: Redepositing After Weathering—THEN WHAT?

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What ’ s Left Behind: Redepositing. After Weathering—THEN WHAT?. 1. A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it. What Am I?. A canyon. 2. A triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river. Often has a V shape. What Am I?. A delta. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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What’s Left Behind:Redepositing

After Weathering—THEN WHAT?

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1. A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it.

What Am I?

A canyon

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2. A triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river.

Often has a V shape.What Am I?

A delta

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3. A narrow valley between hills or mountains. Sometimes has a stream

running through it.What Am I?

A gorge

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4. Rocks and sediments left by a glacier.

What Am I?

A moraine

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5. Includes isolated or spectacular rock outcrops.What Am I?

A rockformation

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6. A ridge of sand formed in a river or along a shore by the action of waves

or currents.What Am I?

A sand bar

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7. A ridge of sand created by the wind and found in deserts.

What Am I?

A sand dune

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8. An elevation of the earth’s surface and having altitudes greater than

a hill. What Am I?

A mountain

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9. A hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill

or mountain, caused by erosion.

What Am I?

A cave