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eroison |
process by which natural forces move weathered rock |
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Types of erosion |
gravity, running water, glaciers, wind, waves |
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Sediment |
material moved by erosion |
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Deposition |
where the agents of erosion drop the sediment |
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Gravity |
force that moves rock and other materials downhill |
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Landslide |
most destructive mass movement, happens when rock and soil slide quickly down a steep slope |
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Mudflow |
quick downhill movement of a combination of water rock and soil |
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Moving Water |
major agent of erosion that shapes Earth's surface |
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Glaciers |
large mass of ice that moves slowly over land, continental glaciers and valley glaciers |
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Wind erosion |
wind erodes the Earth's through deflation and abrasion |
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Wind deposition |
wind erosion and deposition forms sand dunes |
