EROSION NOTES EROSION: The process by which weathered rock and soil particles are moved from one place to another.

DEPOSITION The process by which sediments are laid down in new locations

GRAVITY Pulls rock and soil down slopes It is also called mass wasting

WIND Wind is most active agent of erosion in deserts, in plowed fields and on beaches It can create sand dunes

RUNNING WATER Running water is the major cause of erosion Examples: Rivers Streams Rain water runoff

GLACIERS Glacial ice erodes by abrasion and by carrying sediments with them as they move

WAVES Powerful forces of waves constantly erodes and shapes the shoreline Creates: sea cliffs caves beaches sand bars