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| the removal of rock particles by wind, water, ice or gravity |
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| causes mass movement including landsllides, mudflows, stump and creep. |
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| continuosly wear down and carry away rock at earths surface. |
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| erosion and deposition act togetherin a cycle that wears down and builds up earths surface. |
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| is the eroded material that is carried by water and wind |
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| when rock and soil slide quickly down a steep slope |
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| is a rapid downhill movement of a mixture of water, rock and soil. |
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| a mass rock or soil that suddenly slips down a slope. |
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| is a very slow downhill movement of rock and soil. |
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| where oceanic and continental plates collide. |
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| the cycle of heating, rising cooling, and sinking of hot, plastic-like rock in the mantle that creates a current that moves the plates. |
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