List of Words for Letter ‘L’
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lahar
a mudflow containing volcanic ash and rock
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land breeze
a breeze that develops as wind blows from the land toward the water
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landslide
the rapid, downslope movement of a mass of rock, soil, and debris
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lava
molten rock that flows out onto the surface of Earth
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levee
a wall or a large mound of earth built along a river to prevent it from flooding
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light wave
a wave within the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum
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lithosphere
the rigid outer part of Earth made up of rocks in the crust attached to the upper part of the mantle
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lithospheric plate
plates of the lithosphere that move slowly within Earth
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local winds
winds that can blow from any direction and cover short distances
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Los Angeles Basin
a depression lying between the Transverse and Peninsular ranges that is filled with rock material that has washed down from these mountains