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Hills Texas Hill Country
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Hills Hills of Tennessee
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Mountains Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado
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Bald Mountain in the Uinta Mountain Range in Utah
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Rivers The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon
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Rivers The Mississippi River in the Great Plains Area of Missouri
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Oceans The Coastal Plains of New Jersey - Atlantic Ocean
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Oceans The Gulf of Mexico in Florida
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Deltas Deltas are formed by the sediment in a river The sediment settles at the mouth of the river in a triangular shape Deltas are found where a river meets a larger body of water
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Deltas This is the Mississippi Delta at the mouth of the Mississippi River in the Gulf of Mexico. It has eroded over time. January 1973March 1989January 2003
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Canyons Canyons are formed by layers and layers of rocks and sediment. Water, ice and wind move the rocks and sediment. Over time, the sediment and rocks settle and create a new layer in a canyon.
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Canyons This is the Grand Canyon in Arizona. It has taken millions of years for ice, wind and water to form the Grand Canyon.
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Sand Dunes Sand dunes are formed by the wind which carries light grains of sand. The wind can cause heavy grains of sand to bounce. All the blown sand accumulates and settles into a dune.
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Sand Dunes The Kelso Sand Dunes are found in the Mojave Desert in California.
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Frost Wedging Frost wedging occurs when water freezes then thaws This process causes erosion Frost wedging is so strong, it can cause rocks to split
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Frost Wedging Ypsilon Mountain is in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. The rocks on this mountain were split by frost wedging.
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