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Science-ch3
| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| erosion | the process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered particles of rock and soil | |
| sediment | Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or the remains of organisms | |
| deposition | process in which sediment is land down in new locations | |
| gravity | the attractive force between objects | |
| mass movement | any one of several processes by which gravity moves sediment downhill |