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You Are Hiking in Your Favorite Forest When You Encounter

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You are hiking in your favorite forest when you encounter a surface that appears to have very fine scratches in it.What are these features?


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Crosscut

In geology, refers to a feature or process that intersects or cuts across an existing rock formation or structure.

Landscape

The visible features of an area of land, including physical elements such as landforms, living elements of flora and fauna, and human elements like human activity.

Erode

The process by which natural forces such as water, wind, and ice wear away soil, rock, or land, gradually reshaping the Earth's surface.

Sediment

Particles of rock, minerals, or organic materials that are transported and deposited by wind, water, or ice, and accumulate in layers on Earth's surface.

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