Glaciers

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Glaciers
Glaciers wear down the landscape by picking up
and carrying debris that moves across the land
along with the ice.
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Weathering
Rocks on a mountainside may be broken down, or
weathered, by many things.
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Weathering moving water
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Weathering - plants
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Moving Water
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Wind
http//www.ers.usda.gov
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Plate Tectonics
Lava flows in Yellowstone Park
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Plate Tectonics
Indonesia's Merapi volcano
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../05/volcano.html
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Plate Tectonics
Japan, October 2004
science.nationalgeographic.com
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Geothermal Features
Flowstone built up by underground geothermal vents
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Geothermal Features
Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone Park