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Erosion |
A process that wears away surface materials and move them to a different location |
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Deposition |
The dropping of eroded sediments |
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Building |
An activity that can increase erosion on steep slopes |
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Dunes |
Deposits form when windblown sediments settle and build up behind an obstacle |
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Loess |
Wind deposits of fine grain sediment s |
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Deflation |
Wind erosion of loose sediments |
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Planting |
One way to reduce erosion on steep slopes |
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Rockfall |
Large blocks of rock tumbling down a steep slope |
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Till |
A mixture of different-sized sediments deposited by a glacier |
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Creep |
Mass movement when sediments slowly inch their way down a slope |
