Vocabulary 11/15
Deposition Dropping of sediments that occurs when an agent of erosion loses its energy and no longer carries its load. For example: glaciers, gravity, wind, water.
Mass Movement Also known as mass waste. Any type of erosion that occurs as gravity moves material down-slope.
Abrasion A type of erosion that occurs when wind-blown sediments strike rocks and sediments, polishing and pitting their surface.
Deflation A type of erosion that occurs when wind blows over loose sediments, removes small particles, and leaves coarser sediments behind.