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erosion
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the process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another
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sediment
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the material moved by erosion
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deposition
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when the agents of erosion lay down sediments
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gravity
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the force that moves rock and other materials downhill
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mass movement
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processes that move sediment downhill
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landslide
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the most destructive mass movement that occurs when rock and soil slide quickly down a steep slope
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mudflow
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a mass movement in which a mixture of water, rock, and soil move rapidly downhill
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slump
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a mass movement in which a mass of rock and soil suddenly slip down in one large mass
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creep
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a mass movement in which rock and soil move slowly downhill
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