Erosion & Deposition Flashcards

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What is erosion?

A

Carries broken rocks from weathering away.

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What is deposition?

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When it gets deposited (put down).

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How can erosion take place?

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Wind, water, ice, and gravity.

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4
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Examples of water erosion.

A

Cut bank and sea stacks.

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Examples of wind erosion.

A

Aeolion landforms.

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Example of ice erosion.

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Glaciers.

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