Erosion and Deposition: Gravity Only
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weathering
The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.
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Erosion
The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
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Gravity
A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
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mass movement
Any one of several processes by which gravity moves sediment downhill.
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avalanche
great mass of falling snow and ice
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creep
the slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
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slump
A type of mass movement that occurs when a mass of material moves down a curved slope
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unsorted sediments
a deposit of sediments that are mixed in size, shape or density
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