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Agent of erosion
moving water, wind, or ice that cause the transport of weathered materials
Bed load
the sediments that roll or bounce along the bottom of a stream
Deposition
the settling, or release, of sediments that have been carried by an agent of erosion (ESRT)
Dune
a hill or ridge of wind-blown sand
Dynamic equilibrium
the state in which opposing processes take place at the same rate, a state of balance of events
Equilibrium
a state of balance
Erosion
the transportation of sediments by water, air, glaciers, or gravity acting alone. ( See agents of erosion) (ESRT)
Flotation
the method by which particles that are too large to be carried in solution or by suspension float on water
Glacier
a large ice mass that flows over land due to gravity
Graded bedding
within a layer of sediment, the gradual change in sediment size from bottom (large) to top (small) showing the order in which particles settled; verticle sorting
Horizontal sorting
a decrease in the size of sediment particles with distance from the shore, produced as a stream enters calm water
Landslide
the rapid, downslope movement of rock and soil
Mass movement
the motion of soil or rock down a slope without the influence of running water, wind, or glaciers
Solution
the method by which dissolved solids are carried in water
Sorting
the separation of particles of sediment as a result of differences in their shape, density, or size