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| asteroid |
a small, rocky, planet-like body that circles the sun and is mostly found between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. The size of an asteroid can vary from very tiny to six hundred miles across. |
| bighorn |
a wild sheep found in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The male has large, curved horns; the female has short, straight horns. They are also called Rocky Mountain sheep. |
| fjord |
a long, narrow ocean inlet that passes between high and rocky banks or steep cliffs. |
| gorge |
a narrow space between rocky cliffs. [1/2 definitions] |
| Grand Canyon |
a long, deep valley with steep, rocky walls formed by the Colorado River. The Grand Canyon is in northwestern Arizona. |
| gulch |
a rocky valley with steep sides. A gulch sometimes has a stream running through it. |
| Midwest |
the north central part of the United States from the Rocky Mountains through Ohio, Kansas, and Missouri; Middle West. |
| tide pool |
a body of water from the sea that remains as a rocky pool on the beach when the waves move back from the shore. Many types of aquatic animals and plants can live in a tide pool. |
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