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Earthchangingsurface
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| creep | the very slow downhill movement of rock and soil |
| landslide | the most destructive kind of mass movement |
| mudflow | the rapid downhill movement of a mixture of water,rock,and soil |
| slump | a mass of rock and soil that suddenly slips down a slope |
| mass movement | one of several processes that move sediment downhill |
| gravity | the force that moves rock and other materials downhill |
| sediment | earths materials deposited by deposition |
| erosion | the process by which water,ice,wind,or gravity move weathered rock and soil |
| deposition | process in which sediment is laid down in new locations |