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Erosion Review
Agents of Erosion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Downhill movement of weathered sediments caused by GRAVITY. | MASS MOVEMENT |
| Process by which weathered sediments is MOVED from one place to another. | EROSION |
| Process by which sediments is carried and DROPPED in new places. | DEPOSITION |
| Water that FLOWS over Earth's surface and empties into streams and rivers. | RUNOFF |
| Deposits of wind blown dust. | LOESS |
| WEARING away of rock by particles carried by wind and water. | ABRASION |
| A huge chunk of ice that moves slowly over the land. | GLACIER |
| Rocks and sediments left behind from a melted glacier. | TILL |
| Up-and-down movement of water. | WAVE |
| The removal of loose material from the earth's surface by the WIND. | DEFLATION |
| A stream or river that flows into a bigger river. | TRIBUTARY |
| Piles of weathered material that collect at the base of a slope. | TALUS |