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Erosion

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Deposition

dropping of sediment

dropping of sediment

sea cave

forms when large waves crash into rock

forms when large waves crash into rock

sea arch

forms when wave action erodes a sea cave

forms when wave action erodes a sea cave

sea stack

off shore columns of resistant rock

off shore columns of resistant rock

Beach

an area of the shoreline made of material deposited by waves

Barrier island

island that is deposited of the coastline

Delta

A large deposit of sediment that forms where a stream enters a large body of water

Abrasion by wind

is the grinding away of rock

sand dune

is a pile of wind blown sand

loess

is a crumbly windblown deposit of slit and clay

saltation

a dancing hopping or leaping movement

deflation

lifting and removal of fine sediment

deflation hollow

scooped out depressions of sand

Desert pavement

rock fragments that are too heavy to be picked  up by wind

rock fragments that are too heavy to be picked up by wind

Mass wasting

is downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil because of the pull of gravity

is downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil because of the pull of gravity

Landslide

the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff

the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff

Rockfall

a descent of loose rocks

a descent of loose rocks

Mudflow

rain mixes with soil and falls down hill

rain mixes with soil and falls down hill

Glacier

a large mass of ice that formed on land

a large mass of ice that formed on land

Glacial till

mixture of various sizes of sediment

mixture of various sizes of sediment

Alpine Glacier

a glacier that forms on a mountain

a glacier that forms on a mountain

Arete

a sharp ridge of a rock

a sharp ridge of a rock

cirque

is a semicircular hollow that formed by glacial erosion

is a semicircular hollow that formed by glacial erosion

Continental glacier

a glacier that spreads over land in all directions

a glacier that spreads over land in all directions