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The Earth Will Not Be Happy Until It Is Flat

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1 The Earth Will Not Be Happy Until It Is Flat
Erosion

2 Erosion The processes by which weathered products are transported (carried away and deposited) and scour the land surface. There are 3 agents of erosion:

3 Gravity Mass Movements: Weathered fragments that move from higher elevations to lower elevations, they are classified by size of materials moved and speed of movement. The material that accumulates at the foot of a steep slope or cliff is called TALUS.

4 Rockfall

5 Landslide

6 Mudflow

7 Creep

8 Slump (examples of each)

9 Wind (sphinx 9:40-16:00)

10 Water/Glacier (Grand Canyon 23:00-29:10)
Waves Rivers Glaciers


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