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What is the process of gradual breakdown and alteration of rocks and minerals at or near the earth's surface?
What is the process of gradual breakdown and alteration of rocks and minerals at or near the earth's surface?
What type of rock is formed when magma solidifies below the surface of the earth?
What type of rock is formed when magma solidifies below the surface of the earth?
What is the term used to describe the layers of rock and their orientation?
What is the term used to describe the layers of rock and their orientation?
What is the process by which soil, rock, or sediment is gradually removed from its original location?
What is the process by which soil, rock, or sediment is gradually removed from its original location?
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What type of landform is characterized by flat-topped hills?
What type of landform is characterized by flat-topped hills?
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What is the term used to describe the formation of flat topped hills through the cooling and solidification of magma between layers of sedimentary rock?
What is the term used to describe the formation of flat topped hills through the cooling and solidification of magma between layers of sedimentary rock?
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What type of plateau can cover thousands of square kilometres?
What type of plateau can cover thousands of square kilometres?
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What has eroded away in the interior plateau of South Africa?
What has eroded away in the interior plateau of South Africa?
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What are canyons typically characterized by?
What are canyons typically characterized by?
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What is often carved by erosional forces in canyons?
What is often carved by erosional forces in canyons?
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What is the largest canyon in the world?
What is the largest canyon in the world?
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What is the second largest canyon in the world?
What is the second largest canyon in the world?
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What type of landform is characterized by a rounded, convex-shaped surface?
What type of landform is characterized by a rounded, convex-shaped surface?
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What is the angle of the resistant rock in a Hogback ridge?
What is the angle of the resistant rock in a Hogback ridge?
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What is the term for a sedimentary rock that has sagged in the middle?
What is the term for a sedimentary rock that has sagged in the middle?
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What is the term for a slope that has a natural inclination or dip of rock layers or strata?
What is the term for a slope that has a natural inclination or dip of rock layers or strata?
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What is the term for a type of ridge that forms due to the different erosion speeds of alternating layers of resistant and less resistant rock?
What is the term for a type of ridge that forms due to the different erosion speeds of alternating layers of resistant and less resistant rock?
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What is the term for a type of landform that is characterized by vast, semi-arid plains and low hills?
What is the term for a type of landform that is characterized by vast, semi-arid plains and low hills?
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What is the characteristic of massive igneous rocks?
What is the characteristic of massive igneous rocks?
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What is the process of mechanical weathering that occurs in igneous rocks?
What is the process of mechanical weathering that occurs in igneous rocks?
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What is the type of igneous intrusion that forms like a saucer under the ground?
What is the type of igneous intrusion that forms like a saucer under the ground?
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What forms when a dyke is exposed to the surface of the Earth due to erosion of softer rock around it?
What forms when a dyke is exposed to the surface of the Earth due to erosion of softer rock around it?
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What occurs when granite is close to the surface and comes into contact with groundwater?
What occurs when granite is close to the surface and comes into contact with groundwater?
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What type of igneous feature is the largest and deepest of all?
What type of igneous feature is the largest and deepest of all?
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