1. Vocabulary
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2. 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.

3. Mass Movement Also known as mass waste.
Any type of erosion that occurs as gravity moves material down-slope.

4. Abrasion
A type of erosion that occurs when wind-blown sediments strike rocks and sediments, polishing and pitting their surface.

5. Deflation
A type of erosion that occurs when wind blows over loose sediments, removes small particles, and leaves coarser sediments behind.