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10/14/2011

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Gravity
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The primary force behind erosion is gravity
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Agents of erosion
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Water,wind,and ice arethree agents of erosion
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Deposition
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The dropping of sediment and rocks in a new locatiomn is caled deposition
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Soil creep
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is gravity pulling siol down the slope of aa hill.
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Load
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the sediment carried by a stream s its load.
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floodplain
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is an area thta commonly floods.
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Delta
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Is an area od sediment at the mouth of a river is called a Delta.
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Deflation
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occurs whenever the wind picks up loose sediment and carries it away.
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Deflation
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occurs whenever the wind picks up loose sediment and carries it away.
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