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abrasion
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erosion that involves wearing away of rocks due to force of smaller particles against them
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creep
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mass movement of sediments in a downward direction
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deflation
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transportation of smaller particles away from an area by wind
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deposition
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end result of erosion...sediment left behind after an erosional force loses its power
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erosion
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process in which materials are worn away and removed from one location to another
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glacier
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enormous block of ice and snow whose weight causes it to move in a downhill direction
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loess
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large deposits of fine sediment removed from its source and transported by the wind
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mass movement
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erosion type in which large quantities of loose material either rush or slowly move downhill due to gravity
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moraine
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large mass of rubble created and left behind by a glacier moving through a land mass
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plucking
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type of glacial erosion in which freezing water located in cracks of rocks expands and breaks off in pieces of rock that get snagged and transported by the glacier
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slump
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a movement of a very large chunk of rock downhill which cuts a path down the slope it travels
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till
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byproducts of glacial erosion composed of boulders, clay, sand, and silt
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